David Broder blames Obama for the increase in discord in the campaign. McCain has run one ad claiming that Obama ditched wounded troops (a lie) and another comparing his opponent to an heiress-turned-homemade-pornstar-turned-reality-tv-star. Even though Obama hasn’t resorted to such attacks ads, Broder thinks he’s the one to blame. Broder writes that McCain offered to have a series of 10 joint townhall meetings this summer and argues that, had Obama tagged along with McCain, their together-time would have improved their relationship and negated the need for counseling and attack ads. Obama legitimately turned down McCain’s offer because he had just been through dozens of debates during the democratic primary leaving both candidate and audiences with debate fatigue, but Broder doesn’t seem to care if Obama had a good reason. Apparently, we can’t expect McCain to play well with others unless he gets quality bonding time.
I wonder when McCain will announce playdates with Ahmadinejad as a central plank in his foreign policy.
