The backlash against John McCain's latest personal attack on Barack Obama has been building. As I wrote last night, the ad is based on falsehoods and a GOP/Pentagon manufactured issue. It's so over the top that it could only have come from the Karl Rove minions who are running McCain's campaign now.
The initial rebukes have been strong -- but there needs to be a lot more -- a lot more.
Josh Marshall:
McCain's new ad, which you can see here, is really beyond disgusting. At this point I think it's clear that honor really doesn't mean much to McCain. When things get tough, as it is in this election campaign, there's no limit to what he'll do.Joe Klein at Time Magazine:
This is the sort of thing you put on the air when:Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE):
1. You're desperate.
2. Your Middle East policy has been superseded by events and abandoned by your allies.
3. You apparently have nothing substantive to say about America's future role in the region and the world.
BOB SCHIEFFER: Do you think that ad was appropriate?
CHUCK HAGEL: I do not think it was appropriate.
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