By Patrick Appel
A reader writes:
I have contended that McCain took Wright off the table to somehow convince people, even himself, that he wouldn’t sell his soul to win an election. He felt he could say things like "Senator Obama would rather lose a war than lose an election" and imply that Obama hangs around with terrorists. But as long as he didn’t bring Wright into it, he hadn’t gone too far. Now, by releasing this video, he confirms contention. This is McCain’s way of saying "see, I could have done this, but I’m above it."
I have no doubt that McCain would have released the Wright ad had he thought it would do any good.
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