You need to think outside the box about this kind of stuff and understand how these political in-fighters operate, using outlets like Politico to give themselves plausible deniability when doing their dirty work.
Doh! Writing in the dark this morning, while wife sleeps.
Perhaps you have forgotten that it was Politico that caused the uproar as to how many houses McCain owned.
I maintain my opinion that Politico is wholly owned by BO and they do not want to see Sarah Palin as their opponent in 2012 or out there campaigning for republicans in 2010.