...is the most powerful. The best argument for McCain was some sort of non-partisan historical statement that he "deserved it" because he is the sort of candidate that traditionally wins elections (Grant, Bush I, William H Harrison etc.).
The "McCain meltdown" meme has real power precisely because his faculties aren't a partisan issue. So it serves to undercut this non-partisan idea of "it's his turn". My mom is about as anti-Obama as she can be. Yet I just have to point out the times that he has looked legitimately lost on the trail and she pretty much agrees that she can't ALLOW McCain to win (so she pretty much says she'll vote Obama).
Well, it's getting some traction, even at the 'McCain friendly' Washington Post:
We interrupt the nonstop coverage of Barack Obama's overseas trip to bring you some breaking whispers about John McCain. He has been making a series of verbal slips -- invariably described as "gaffes" -- that are starting to ricochet from liberal blogs to the mainstream media. And fairly or not, some critics are suggesting the 71-year-old Republican candidate is showing his age. Howard Kurtz - Is McCain's Age Showing? Tongues Wag Over Flubs Washington Post 23 Jul 08
He has been making a series of verbal slips -- invariably described as "gaffes" -- that are starting to ricochet from liberal blogs to the mainstream media. And fairly or not, some critics are suggesting the 71-year-old Republican candidate is showing his age.
Howard Kurtz - Is McCain's Age Showing? Tongues Wag Over Flubs Washington Post 23 Jul 08
So he can't be wrong about foreign policy because he's an expert so he's got to be doddering. OK, works for me...
Grant, Bush I, and Harrison. Legends, all.
Legitimately. But definitely not because of his Presidency. :) And he certainly had a positive affect on Lincoln's.
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." General Ulysses S. Grant 1862
General Ulysses S. Grant 1862
