I was flabbergasted when McCain went so soft on Obama 20 minutes into the first debate when Big O left himself wide open on the economy (O blamed 8 years of failed Bush policies when the Dems socially engineered Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac and presided over its failure and set this crash in motion; McCain could have crucified them all right then and there. It later seemed he was going soft to hedge his bets to maintain his favor with the Dems after losing the election, if not throwing it altogether. Then he left Palin twisting in the wind. Nothing would surprise me.
i think it’s because mccain simply didn’t have a clue. He didn’t take the time to understand his own health plan or that mortgage idea he took from hillary. Someone else tells him what to use.