If Palin Says It

Amanda:

Using surrogates to advance an attack and then “rising above” is a classic campaign tactic.  To a degree, the Democrats are doing it.  Biden spent much of the debate hammering at McCain, which opened the floor to Obama to speak positively about himself.  McCain has nothing left but attacks now, so they’re pulling a ham-fisted, stupid version of the same tactic---the foaming at the mouth followers advance bullshit about how Obama is a terrorist, socialist, or the Anti-Christ, and McCain plays the good cop. 

Here’s the thing.  McCain has the power to rein in Sarah Palin, and he has the power to rein in surrogates like Frank Keating, who called Obama “a guy of the street”.  Coming from McCain, the tut-tutting means nothing to the rabid base.  Now, if Sarah Palin says it, I’ll pay attention.  But right now, I’m not buying it.