hotair.com - 8/21/2008
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After 18 months on the trail, this is the closest he’s come to a memorable ad. [...] Read the rest »
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Fallout from Retreat
The Anchoress —
... . I think going after McCain’s Multiple Houses is a tremendous mistake for the Democrats. It is insubstantial, jealous-sounding, and worse, it opens the door to talking about “rich Democrats” like Pelosi, Kerry, Kennedy, Corsine, Clinton and so forth. Best to just stay away from that. Also, Obama sounds shrill and panicked when he talks about it. It’s way too early to sound so desperate.
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