I was at a friend's birthday party last night, and another financial/political journalist and I were marvelling at the way that Obama has been able to get away with complaining about deregulation while sharing a ticket with The Man from MBNA. Why haven't journalists pointed this out? I asked. He shrugged, and then said it's really McCain's fault--it's his job to make that case, and he hasn't.
Which makes me wonder: why hasn't he? Sheer incompetence wouldn't exactly shock me from that campaign, but is there a more strategic explanation?
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/10/biden-his-time/4252/
