Friday, May 23, 2008

Cindy McCain's taxes, Hillary Clinton and RFK

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Taxes, Gaffes and Holiday Weekends

It was a busy day in politics on the Friday before a holiday weekend. Cindy McCain released her tax returns, John McCain was finishing up throwing John Hagee and Rod Parsley under the bus, and Hillary Clinton was artlessly commenting on how Robert Kennedy's assassination in June of 1968 upset that year's Democratic nomination. Michael Landauer, in The Dallas Morning News Opinion blog, in an entry titled, "Cindy McCain releases tax returns," comments:

"So just minutes after the Clinton-RFK comment hit the airwaves, we got news, at 4 p.m. on a Friday before a holiday weekend, that the McCain camp has released Mrs. McCain's tax returns. Finally.

My response: Can you believe what Hillary Clinton said? I mean, seriously, what could have been worse? What was Clinton thinking? Oh, my god! Being 'tired' is no excuse. Wow!"

I hope everyone appreciates the skill of the McCain campaign in releasing Cindy McCain's tax returns on the Friday before a holiday weekend. And the sheer luck of doing it the same day of a major Clinton gaffe.

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