Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu Oct 30, 2008 at 2:02 PM Pacific

The Alaskan Wealth Spreader

This AP story is the entire McCain-Palin campaign in a nutshell:

Fact Check: Palin's Alaska spreads its wealth

Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama's tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth around. But in her home state, Palin embraces Alaska's own version of doing just that.

Here's how it breaks down:

  1. McCain gets desperate and decides he needs a new attack
  2. Drudge and FOX amplify McCain's attack as much as possible, no matter how truthful it is
  3. After a short period of time, not only is McCain's attack discredited as false, but it turns out that McCain or his running mate supported the very thing they had been attackign Obama for

In the end, it's the Republican Party that is left holding the bag, because John McCain leaves behind a party that has not only been devastated by Bush, but also now stands for nothing but attacking Barack Obama.

McCain will almost certainly do better than Barry Goldwater at the polls on Tuesday, but his campaign is a far bigger disaster for the GOP than Goldwater ever was.

The Alaskan Wealth Spreader

This AP story is the entire McCain-Palin campaign in a nutshell:

Fact Check: Palin's Alaska spreads its wealth

Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama's tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth around. But in her home state, Palin embraces Alaska's own version of doing just that.

Here's how it breaks down:

  1. McCain gets desperate and decides he needs a new attack
  2. Drudge and FOX amplify McCain's attack as much as possible, no matter how truthful it is
  3. After a short period of time, not only is McCain's attack discredited as false, but it turns out that McCain or his running mate supported the very thing they had been attackign Obama for

In the end, it's the Republican Party that is left holding the bag, because John McCain leaves behind a party that has not only been devastated by Bush, but also now stands for nothing but attacking Barack Obama.

McCain will almost certainly do better than Barry Goldwater at the polls on Tuesday, but his campaign is a far bigger disaster for the GOP than Goldwater ever was.

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