Are you guys following this? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.htm
It really does remind me of that first Lewinsky story.
::crosses fingers::
Props to Opoto, who first posted it in BLSD's politics thread a few hours ago.
I love that the NYT chose to end with this:
"“It is a shame that The New York Times has lowered its standards to engage in a hit-and-run smear campaign. John McCain has a 24-year record of serving our country with honor and integrity. He has never violated the public trust, never done favors for special interests or lobbyists, and he will not allow a smear campaign to distract from the issues at stake in this election.
“Americans are sick and tired of this kind of gutter politics, and there is nothing in this story to suggest that John McCain has ever violated the principles that have guided his career.”
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Because it wasn't a half bad story, but I wasn't really surprised or intrigued . . . until that statement, which seems to be overreactng quite a bit to the story I just read. Which makes a girl wonder. Which is
exactly what the NYT likely wanted, but couldn't have gotten on their own
without the McCain camp getting all in a tizzy.
Whoever tacked that onto the end - my hat's off to you.