The more I look at Cafferty's editorial, the sillier it looks.

For example:
  • 1. McCain was asked what he considered his greatest moral failing and he said the failure of his first marriage. Cafferty is upset because McCain didn't explain why he considered that a moral failure when the answer is obvious to pretty much every person on earth.

    2. Cafferty asks "Where are John McCain's writings exploring the vexing moral issues of our time... his position papers... etc., etc., etc.?" McCain has a twenty-plus year record in the Senate addressing the various issues facing the country. Obama has a speech and a couple self-congratulatory books about himself and his dad. And Cafferty's calling McCain the lightweight?


I think the real problem here for people like Cafferty is that McCain is clearly the most experienced candidate in this race for either party...and has been since day one (the only ones who came close were Thompson on the GOP side and Biden on the Democrat side). Furthermore, even with his move to right on a few issues, it's pretty clear that McCain is still the more moderate candidate in this race (actually, he's still more liberal than I'd prefer). In fact, there are non-partisan polls that show, overall, most people prefer McCain over Obama on the issues.

As a result, the Obama supporters can't attack McCain on his record so they have to rely on made-up attacks on McCain as the second coming of Bush.