... who is so smart sees things so much like I do, especially when I've been in the minority on this for too long.
The bigger problem here is that when Chait notes that the press has an extensive history of "portraying him as a uniquely honorable figure," he never seems to consider the fact that this portrayal was completely unjustified. In reality, that he was a both 1)a political flyweight with little grasp of his own ostensible policy positions and 2)willing to relentlessly lie about his opponents was evident during his 2000 campaign if you bothered to look. It's just that his genuine military heroism and remarkable ability to suck up to the press caused these things to be ignored. The question about McCain is not why he has changed; it's why it took so many reporters (including some liberals) so long to figure out what he always was.
And on a related note, see Josh Marshall's "Would You Believe ...?"
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That dynamite crack was da' bomb, a real prize-winner.
Did you explode with laughter?
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