I'm at the airport about to board my plane, but two quick things you need to know this morning.
1. The lede (as we spell it) story in today's NYT is all about their new poll showing that McCain is hurting himself, not Obama, with the attacks. Independents have views closer to Democrats on this question -- a crucial point. If something's the lede in the NYT, it tends to get discussed on cable TV all day, etc. This meme forces McCain to walk a real tightrope tonight.
2. You should also know about this important story by Murray Waas at HuffPo, which was posted last night. Apparently and allegedly William Timmons, McCain's transition chief, was involved in a business deal in Saddam Hussein's Iraq that stood to make him millions and was part of a lobbying effort to ease US sanctions on Saddam's regime. It'll be interesting to see if the MSM picks this up. A must read.
OK, I'll log back on this afternoon once I'm comfortably ensconced in some Cambridge boite or other.
