The "John McCain as Bob Dole" theme takes hold

Yesterday, Adam Nagourney from the New York Times established the emerging story line that new John McCain is actually Bob Dole:

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These days, Mr. McCain sounds less like his old self than Bob Dole, another Republican senator who ran for president in 1996, sounded in the closing days of his campaign — speaking louder or repeating statements that he thinks might be overlooked.