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None of these Arizona congressmen are willing to subject themselves and their families to the brutality of the McCain political apparatus, that relies on opposition research —- often with manufactured results —- to decimate challengers. Having access to money to wage such internecine battles is not a problem for one who has been in D.C. since what seems like the dawn of time —- 1983.

It is interesting that McCain's "opposition research" apparatus did not do a THING against Obama in 2008, even with so much dirt to dig, for anybody who wanted to dig.

It reminds me of the famous Sherlock Holmes story where Sherlock remarks:

Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
Gregory: “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”
Holmes: “That was the curious incident.”

(The dog did not bark, because the "intruder" was the dog's owner.)

The only conclusion I can come to, is that McCain's objective was to eliminate all conservative primary challengers, and then take a dive in the general election in favor of Obama, in exchange for some undisclosed quid pro quo.