Let Sarah Be Sarah

It seems after Sarah Palin's hard-nosed performance against Joe Biden in the last debate, the McCain campaign has gotten the message that the best way to use Sarah Palin isn't with one-on-one interviews with biased newsreaders, but rather out on the stump attacking Barack Obama like a running-mate is suppose too.

There's something different with Palin, and its really her gender.  The Obama folks really still don't know what to do with her and we counting on her collapsing on herself, but the debate proved that would not happen.  Palin is popular but has also proven to be very good at attacking Obama with precision.  The McCain campaign wants to get serious about winning in the last 30 days of this campaign, Sarah Palin needs to be at the heart of that strategy and this is good to see.  

I've always thought McCain has been too generous towards Obama.  Two things they need to get across for them to win.

1. That Obama's economics are the same as Bush's, higher and higher spending combined with - should be believe Obama - tax cuts.  Now I don't believe Obama will be cutting anyone's taxes, but he claims he will.  Its actually striking how similar Obama and Bush's spending agenda.  There is no fiscal restraint.
2. McCain really needs to start hammering home that he warned about this two years ago and really tie all of this to the Democrats in Congress who will really be running Obama's White House.  It is critical for McCain to hang the mortgage crisis that was the nexus for all the problems where it belongs - on Congressional Democrats.