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McCain Gambit


A suggestion for McCain tonight: he should bring up Keating Five himself and talk about how it changed him and gave him a new focus in the Senate.  He can turn to Obama and say "You want to talk about change...".  I'm an Obama supporter, but I think his playing the Keating Five card is a strategic blunder.  If I were McCain I would turn the attack on its head.  It would show humility, grace and, yes, a maverick-ness.  I've learned from my mistakes, I've gotten better.  Look what I've accomplished as a result of what I learned, look at my experience, my record, my character.  It would not only enhance McCain, it would also diminish Obama, it would highlight the pettiness of his negative attack.  Or perhaps it's political suicide.  But does McCain have any options left?  Just a thought...

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There's a problem with McCain's doing this: He might have found redemption for awhile, but his recent record shows the same kinds of relationships with lobbyists as in the past.

And his votes have opposed the kinds of regulation that might have mitigated, if not prevented, this financial meltdown.

I don't think that Obama needs to bring up Keating. The video's out there, and it's bound to have been distributed widely (I helped).

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