Palin kicked it up a notch yesterday with this nonsense: “Our opponent is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who target their own country.” To put it in a vernacular Palin might understand, that dog won’t hunt. (One presumes dogs are involved in moose hunting, although my expertise is limited.) It just comes across as a pathetic, desperate charge. ... Ironically, Obama’s planned countercharges involving the twenty-year-old Keating Five scandal are more likely to have an impact because they go against McCain’s cultivated anti-corruption “maverick” image and most people have forgotten about that scandal/Outside The Beltway. More here.

Question: In the last few days, the McCain campaign has been trying to tie Barack Obama to terrorist William Ayers, while Obama & Co. are now reminding the public about McCain's ties to the old Keating scandal. Will other side benefit by the mud slinging?

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