How to Put McCain Back on Defense

By GottaLaff

Not a bad idea:

Former Clinton aide Phil Singer: "It's tough to make the McSame attack stick because John McCain rose to national prominence by being a thorn in George W. Bush's side. McCain might have voted for 90 percent of the Bush agenda but the public got to know him as a pain in Bush's behind... the Obama campaign needs to focus its energies on generating some real time examples of McCain hugging Bush."

"Democrats need to test McCain's maverick claims by creating news stories that force the Republican to choose between opposing the Bush Administration OR adopting the Bush position on an issue playing out in the headlines. If we can get McCain to embrace a Bush position in real time, we can breathe new life into the McSame narrative and put McCain back on the defensive."

It's okay by me. Now it's up to the corporate media to make him answer the questions that should be posed, instead of questions that allow him to pose.

UPDATE:

Avoid the Press

Sen. John McCain has now gone four weeks without holding a formal press conference and three weeks since his last town hall meeting, according to Fox News.

McCain's new campaign strategy: staged rallies with his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin.

How can we get answers if neither of them will allow any questions?