I find it very difficult to believe that the Times would have put their chin so far out on this story if they didn't know a lot more than they felt they could put in the article, at least on the first go.

Could McCain have gotten this far without vetting?

Looks like it.

This hurts Hillary if it drags out for more than two days. She wants scrutiny on Obama, not McCain.

Wow. Bush at 19%.

Democrats opinion of Bush? 1% approve of his job as president, 99% disapprove. That's the numbers these guys got.

One would be wise not to underestimate the Maximum General.

Hillary Clinton will take the Democratic nomination even if she does not win the popular vote, but persuades enough superdelegates to vote for her at the convention, her campaign advisers say. 

Not good. This type of behavior will play right into Obama's message of change. People are going to be turned off by the idea of an unfair fight. We're Americans, after all.

Lobbyist and special interest influence has killed health care reform, “riddled” the tax code with loopholes and “rigged our bankruptcy laws to make it harder to climb out of debt,” Obama said.