It's a fairly standard negative spot--until the
very last line, which asserts that Obama's "not ready . . . yet." It's
the "yet" that's interesting--as if it's finally dawned on the McCain
folks that a lot of Americans actually like Obama and don't really buy
the notion that he's a dangerous radical intent on installing Weather
Underground alums in key cabinet posts. McCain seems to be
acknowledging voters' warm feelings toward Obama and even sort of
agreeing with them, with the crucial caveat that he thinks Obama still
needs some seasoning. Maybe McCain's final hail mary is to pledge to
serve one term . . . and then to pledge his support to Obama in 2012.
I'm sorry but I cannot even begin to watch the Obama infomercial tonight. I can't take any more.
