It feels to me like McCain simply has not come to terms with the way presidential politics/campaigns are done these days. He seems to live...in his head...in an era where 27 reporters & pundits and internet bloggers didn't tear you apart within minutes of a gaffe or awkward moment....and replay the incident interminably for days or weeks.

Obama seems to work much harder at.... ummmm..listening to HIMSELF ...and avoiding stupid and controversial comments.

I have begun to believe that McCain 1)has NOT thought thru all his own pronouncements and 2) Is, in fact, showing early signs of age-related fuzziness. It is not something that is evident if he has time to ponder, but when he has to think on his feet, it shows a bit. (for an extreme example, look at Sen. Robert C. Byrd these days! You would not put HIM in front of Chris Matthews !)