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Was the McCain Campaign Suspension Really a Stunt?
The Stump — ... Mark Salter, the McCain adviser and speechwriter, has a piece today over at The Daily Beast that serves as a defense of the senator's honor. He makes some useful points, and I respect his loyalty to a man with some clearly heroic qualities. But this particular passage struck me as a little too convenient: ...

Probably?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Mark Salter, McCain biographer: No doubt, we made our share of mistakes. In hindsight, the decision to briefly suspend our campaign to help find support for legislation to address the collapse of the global credit system is probably one of them. Noam Scheiber comments here. Oh, and that whole Palin idea. ...

Remainders: Keeping him in
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Heilemann previews the Obama infighting. Human rights groups call for him to close Gitmo. Obama doesn't want Lieberman out of the Democratic caucus. Salter goes to the mat to defend McCain. Newt graciously says he'll accept the RNC chair if offered. Final turnout: 130 million. Solis Doyle in the White House? Ruffini wants to squash all 2012 talk now, pointing out that no one talked about Obama until October 2006. Which Emanuel brother are you? ...

Really, Mark Salter?
Nitpicker — McCain adviser Mark Salter writes: The senator’s selection of Governor Palin, like almost every major decision in the campaign, was viewed as a cynical and self-interested choice intended to excite social conservatives, who hadn’t shown much enthusiasm for the top of the ticket. Surely, no one would have advised our candidate to choose a running mate who would have lengthened the odds against us. But overlooked in the brisk dismissal that Governor Palin might have qualities other than her social conservative credentials and obvious retail political skills was ...