No cavalry coming for McCain - Yahoo , interesting read

[Danieljay]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081022/pl_politico/14811

But thanks largely to lack of passion for McCain within the conservative base, diminished hopes that he can win and a sharp decline in the stock market that has badly pinched donors’ pockets, veteran Republican operatives say it appears almost certain that what could be the most damaging line of attack against the Democratic nominee will be left on the shelf.

“It’s Oct. 21, and if you can’t say it by Oct. 21, then chances are you’re not going to say anything,” said Chris LaCivita, the strategist behind the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004. LaCivita has been working for a new conservative third-party group this year, the American Issues Project.


....that group, known in the political community as AIP, was eyed by some in the GOP as a potential major player in taking on Obama. It spent nearly $3 million in key states in August on a tough ad tying the Illinois senator to '60s-era domestic terrorist William Ayers and promised additional spots in the fall campaign.

That never happened.

“Donors just weren’t willing to give the money,” explains LaCivita. “They were hurt badly in the market crash and they were always concerned about how McCain would react.”

[Democat]

1. Do you hear that sound?

It's the sound of the world's smallest violin playing for John McCain and his poor Swift Boat friends.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Also read in the article

that the right's version of MoveOn.org never got off the ground. Didn't even run one ad. Could it be because MoveOn doesn't rely on a few fat cats to pony up a few million for it to work?

[knowbody0]

3. and he calls himself the luckiest guy in the world

he sold his soul to them and they drop kicked him like a watermelon