A commenter protests in re: my assumption that the media will, as it always does, forgive John McCain his appalling campaign:The media loved McCain for certain traits, traits that he's abandoned in his pursuit of the Presidency. He's never getting that back.The obvious problem here...
Johnny Dwama
Shorter Bill Kristol: To win, the Drama King needs more drama.
This gets it right:In election season, there is a price for being turned into a symbol. When actual journalists, with a rep to protect, show up, they are going to.