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I agree with everything Andrew Sullivan says. He says reporters need to ask these questions of McCain:

Why did you not mention this transcendent story in 1973? Why, in discussing three Christmases in captivity in Vietnam, was this story - far more powerful than any of the other anecdotes - omitted? How was it possible for the gun guard of May 1969 to be present at Christmas that year when McCain had been transferred to another camp? Is it possible that McCain's memory has faded with time and that he has simply fused his own memories with other stories - as Clinton did with Bosnia sniper fire and as Kerry did in remembering another Christmas he could not have actually witnessed where he said he did?

To me, the most damning thing is that he wrote a book chapter on his Christmas experiences and neglected to mention this cross story. I mean, that's really just unthinkable.

Good for Big Labor

I'm happy to see that Big Labor is blitzing the Rust Belt with pro-Obama mailers. I think the important thing is that these are not repeating the lies (Muslim, no flag pin, etc.) but are rather emphasizing the positive - Chrisitian, born in the US, etc. Several studies have shown that simply repeating the lie makes people believe it. So here, it's key that we not repeat the lie and only repeat the truth.