| Hillary is still talking about battling all the way to the | | | | Mr. McCain, of Arizona, will spend the next week |
| White House, but that rhetoric is about as serious and | | | | delivering a series of speeches on global warming, |
| sensible as the "right wing conspiracy" claims that she's | | | | evidence of his intention to battle Mr. Obama for |
| posited for years. The truth is, both Obama and | | | | independent voters, a group the two men have laid |
| McCain are now gearing up for the five month push to | | | | claim to. Those voters tend to recoil from hard-edged |
| November and that means new battle plans for both. | | | | partisan politics, and presumably would be receptive to |
| In a sign of what could be an extremely unusual fall | | | | the kind of bipartisan forum that Mr. McCain and Mr. |
| campaign, the two sides said Saturday that they would | | | | Obama seemed open to on Saturday. |
| be open to holding joint forums or unmoderated | | | | While global warming is an important issue, it's certianly |
| debates across the country in front of voters through | | | | not in my top 5 critical issues. |
| the summer. Mr. Obama, campaigning in Oregon, said | | | | Clearly concerned that questions about such things as |
| that the proposal, floated by Mr. McCain's advisers, | | | | his association with his former pastor had damaged his |
| was "a great idea." | | | | standing with independents, Mr. Obama, of Illinois, is |
| I wonder if they can keep it civil? | | | | likely to embark on a summertime tour intended to |
| Even before Mr. Obama fully wraps up the | | | | highlight the life story that was once central to his |
| Democratic presidential nomination, he and Mr. McCain, | | | | appeal. Preliminary plans include a stop in Hawaii, his |
| the presumptive Republican nominee, are starting to | | | | birthplace, and a major address there at Punchbowl |
| assemble teams in the key battlegrounds, develop | | | | Cemetery, where his maternal grandfather, who |
| negative advertising and engage each other in earnest | | | | fought in World War II, is buried. |
| on the issues and a combustible mix of other topics, | | | | At least it's refreshing to not have Hillary in the mix any |
| including age and patriotism. Hey it's over, Rasmussen | | | | more- running for president that is. |
| says so! :-) | | | | And maybe we can get Bubba off the front page as |
| Age and patriotism? Hmm. Maybe somewhat civil? | | | | well. He deserves some time of. Take a decade! |