K-Lo, I’m sure McCain will get some props for his support on the trail this year, beginning with a prominent slot at the convention (what other part of that event will the media want to cover?) But I would say he is not sounding pro-Kerry to be nice to Kerry so much as sounding pro-Kerry to stay in the media’s good graces, and to maintain his front-page-star status with the New York Times etc.
I do wish come conservative media outlet or talk show host would go deep in an interview with McCain about his relationship with Kerry on the subject of Vietnam. How did he feel about Vietnam Veterans Against the War and so on when he was still a prisoner of war, and how the two men interacted when they came to Congress? Obviously, their joint efforts to restore relations with Vietnam overcame whatever initial hostility there was. I’m not suggesting there’s some goldmine of anti-Kerry material in it. I would just like the whole subject of Kerry and Vietnam more fleshed out than the movie footage in his commercials.