McCain's Brother Speaks Out

From The Swamp:

John McCain has few stronger supporters than his younger brother Joe, who recently got himself into hot water when he described the fiercely contested Northern Virginia suburbs as "communist country." But that remark pales beside Joe's latest blast, in a new email to friends, that criticizes the conduct of those piloting McCain's campaign as it sails into shoals and makes a desperate plea for the campaign to change course. ...

He also pleads with the campaign's top managers to "let us talk to these reporters and tell them of the John McCain we know. Some reporters will get it wrong, most will not get it perfectly, but almost all will appreciate the reopening of the gates of information and reward us for it."

Read the rest, and the email he sent, here.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Let The Excuses Roll

First up, voter fraud could make McCain lose Florida:

McCain To Confont Obama On Ayers

From HuffPo:

On Monday afternoon, John McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds offered a quick preview of the third and final presidential debate this Wednesday at Hofstra University.

After being asked by a Fox News host whether the lack of any mention of William Ayers during today's speeches from McCain and Palin meant that "the gloves [are] going back on" after a week of tough attacks, Bounds rejected the idea.

"I don't think so at all... If you see some of the advertising coming from the RNC today, which we stand behind, and some of advertising that we'll see going forward," Bounds said, hinting at another onslaught of Ayers material still to come.

When asked if McCain plans to "go after" Obama on these topics this Wednesday, Bounds added: "So much of a debate is determined by the moderator and the questions that are posed to the candidates. I expect it could come up and I expect John McCain will ask Barack Obama to speak truthfully about his relationship with friend and unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. I think that voters deserve to know, deserve to vet these candidates to the fullest extent... Certainly, Bill Ayers raises questions. Certainly, Tony Rezko raises questions."

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Admitting Defeat

James Fallows thinks you can clearly hear the the sounds of defeat in the voice of McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt's voice during the interview he gave this morning to NPR. Fallows has the breakdown here.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Talk About Erratic

Following the McCain campaign when it comes to their new economic plan explains why they're rightly called erratic.