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One think I like about John McCain, he’s a fighter.

[John Valentine]

This post points out the obvious: that the alleged ‘going rogue’ by Sarah Palin is the nothing but the same rebellion against defeatist aides that John McCain himself has embraced.

GO SARAH! GO JOHN!

[techno]

I don’t know about John losing his temper with his aides but I do think he reinforced the theme that they must be behind him and Sarah 100% and not talk to the MSM to undermine the campaign. in addition John and Sarah are closing the gap. Tonight Zogby confirms this.

[Need4Truth]

He's fighting for America and is being quite clear about the differences he has with the direction that 0bama would take. If the U.S. elects 0bama and the dim’s in congress, then they get what they deserve.

[nathanbedford]

Too little, too late.

Fight? We're waiting for John McCain to start!

The article quotes a "friend" as follows:

The friend offered a sober assessment: "This thing is closer than the Obama people think. They are not going to win all the swing states where they are leading now but our problem is that we've got to run the board. The state polls are not good. John is going to have to roll sixes in every state."

We have known this reality for at least two years now and have been posting ad nauseaum that Republicans, whether McCain or any other candidate, had no chance unless he changed the rules of the game, kicked over the table, and recast the terms of the election. None of this has been done. The closest McCain came was in the selection of Sarah Palin and that was subsequently botched by McCain's staff (who we are told yesterday are Bushies!). He exhorted us to stand up and fight in his acceptance speech but he has started no fights. He has explicitly prohibited his staff from starting a fight over Reverend Wright. There is no fight in the McCain campaign.

McCain simply does not understand that in today's electoral landscape, acquiesced in by a passive George Bush, fashioned by a hyper active media and Democrat attack machine, funded by oceans of money, and supported by a ground game never yet seen in American politics, means that politics as usual will not work for him and in fact predestines him to an ignominious loss. Not a conservative, he nevertheless is leading conservatism into the wilderness from which it might never emerge.

Pissed off? You bet I am pissed off!

John McCain has less than 10 days to morally destroy Barak Obama or he will lose. Fight? Yes, John McCain, by all means fight, just let us know when you are ready.

[Terry Mross]

He’s a fighter? He used to be. But his aides are probably very frustrated at his “let’s play nice” routine. A fighter should be out there swinging with everything he’s got. This is a match that will be won on points. There will be no K.O. I’m afraid McCain may be too far behind and coming out jabbing in the 10th round may bloody Obama’s nose, but it won’t knock him out.

Just the way I see it.