Today, on TV, it appeared there was a light scar through it. Looking for pictures, I find many of them do not show that side, preferring to photograph him from his right side. In the rare candids showing the left side of his face,
the two sides do not match. Since I long ago lost faith in Republican credibility, I am deeply concerned as to the state of his health. His bout with cancer cannot be taken lightly. There have been repeated assertions that he is in good health and I certainly hope that is true for him though I become even more concerned that his choice for VP not be one of his early fellow candidates who has proven to the country that he should not be a candidate choice.In a NY Times Op-Ed column on 8/19/2008, David Brooks talks about how McCain used to be himself and promised to run his own clean campaign. Has anyone else concluded that it is not allowed in the Republican Party? I quote David Brooks" " McCain and his advisers have been compelled to adjust to the hostile environment around them. They have been compelled, at least in their telling, to abandon the campaign they had hoped to run. Now they are running a much more conventional race, the kind McCain himself used to ridicule.
The man who lampooned the Message of the Week is now relentlessly on message (as observers of his fine performance at Saddleback Church can attest). The man who hopes to inspire a new generation of Americans now attacks Obama daily. It is the only way he can get the networks to pay attention. "
I have in the past written about my dismay with the power that the media has taken to slant coverage their way. I heard words used that indicated that they needed to make the campaign more exciting and missed the negative (and dirty) campaigning so they worked at bringing it back and succeeded. Many are to journalism what Bush has been to the Constitution!
