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To: mph who wrote (250020)	5/15/2008 3:14:13 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793760

McCain has made a point of "reaching across the aisle" and continues to do so. I believe he does it because he thinks it makes him a favorite with the media and paints him with that "maverick" brush he so loves. McCain knows that Obama and his fans will say over and over that he is potentially another four years of Bush. This will be a predominate theme of the liberals this election. In an effort to blunt that attack, McCain is now snubbing his nose at both Bush and the Congress. He hopes this will not tie him to the GOP. The problem he has is the media will not let him get away with it. They will portray those parts of his voting record which makes him republican and use it against him. Also, his support of the Bush big issues will be highlited. Up to this point in the race, he has sold out the conservatives and played to the so called moderate democrats. That won't win him an election IMO. His idea that this can be a clean non partisan, "kumbya" fight for the top job is both naive and misplaced. Anyone who can't see this by looking at the democrats leadership and performance in Congress has to be politically blind. Obama is a highly rich target. Done correctly, McCain could win by a significant margin. If he blows this campaign, his legacy will be a White House and Congress filled with liberals for at least four years and more likely eight to twelve years. Stuff can happen in the next few months, but his current approach leaves much to be desired from my perspective.