The initial response from the McCain campaign on the senator’s confusion about how many homes he owns was pretty weak. Put it this way, it talked about arugula and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
A couple of hours later, though, the McCain gang went with the one response<\/a> that applies to every question.<\/p>\n The McCain campaign is road-testing a new argument in responding to Obama’s criticism of his number-of-houses gaffe <\/p>\n , an approach the McCain camp has never tried before: The houses gaffe doesn’t matter because … he was a P.O.W.!<\/p>\n “This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years — in prison,” spokesman Brian Rogers told the Washington Post. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n I see. When the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, a close Bush ally, publicly questioned McCain’s marital infidelities <\/p>\n Buy Cialis Professional UK<\/a><\/p>\n , the McCain campaign responded<\/a> by highlighting McCain’s background as a prisoner of war. <\/p>\n When Dems attacked McCain’s healthcare plan in May, McCain responded<\/a> by noting his background as a prisoner of war. <\/p>\n Asked by a local reporter about the first thing that comes to his mind when he thinks of Pittsburgh, McCain responded<\/a> by talking about his background as a prisoner of war.<\/p>\n Accused of possibly having heard the questions in advance of Rick Warren’s recent candidate forum <\/p>\n , the McCain campaign responded<\/a> by highlighting McCain’s background as a prisoner of war.<\/p>\n There seems to be a pattern here. But that’s not a license to force the “P.O.W. card” into every unrelated question.<\/p>\n And all of this, of course, dovetails with the McCain campaign running multiple television ads<\/a> talking about McCain’s background as a prisoner of war, literally including interrogation footage in the commercial.<\/p>\n
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\nTo be sure, McCain no doubt endured horrific conditions during the war, and it’s obvious that McCain’s detention as a young man in Vietnam helped shape his life. Given this, it’s not unreasonable that he’d want voters to know about his experience.<\/p>\n