Another day, another article explaining that even though John McCain says he's going to balance the budget by 2013, literally nothing he's proposed suggests that that's even remotely plausible. The fact that McCain is either consciously misleading voters as to his agenda or is a political naif will, however, not be a very big story. Certainly not as big as the fact that Barack Obama said he'd take into account the opinions of generals on the ground when implementing his withdrawal plan. That Obama's comment demonstrates a responsible approach to public policy while McCain's suggests a disinterested, opportunistic approach is, of course, irrelevant to the amount of coverage they receive.
