McCain did no op research. He’s above that sort of thing. Didn’t you know that he’s too honorable, too much of a gentleman, too ‘clean’, too ethical, too bipartisan, too above-board to do anything like opposition research? That’s why the coal and energy thing wasn’t found by the campaign. We know there had to be many, many things that would have been unearthed about Obama but weren’t because of McCain himself.
I wasn’t happy when he got the nomination and I figured he’d run this campaign just about the way he did - lousy. But when he chose Palin I thought, “Geez, he actually did something right. He picked a winner. He wants to win - he’s going for it.” Then he blew it anyway by not maximizing her, not defending her and trying to play Mr. Nice Guy while she carried the weight.
McCain did well at Saddleback. Real well. I thought, “Hell yeah!” But that was the last time he excelled or even really cut the mustard. After that he just reminded me of a cross between Cpt. Queeg, Skeletor and Mickey Rooney-does-gangster as I sat there watching his facial expressions and demeanor and listening to him muff chance after chance to go for the jugular.
There was PLENTY of scary stuff available about Obama, but McCain just wouldn’t use it. “Not gonna do it”, as Bush 1 used to say.