PLAYING TO TYPE:

John McCain slams Barack Obama for canceling on the troops (DON FREDERICK AND ANDREW MALCOLMJuly 27, 2008, LA Times)

The 30-second spot zings Obama for making time for a gym workout while in Germany last week, but removing from his itinerary a stop at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The ad continues:

"Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras.

"John McCain is always there for our troops.

"McCain. Country first."

Senator Obama's political inexperience is most obvious in instances like this, where he conforms to the stereotype of the Northern liberal.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 27, 2008 9:41 AM