Josh Orton over at Mydd has a great diary cautioning everyone to think about the "Country First" slogan McCain is now peddling. McCain had the slogan plastered all over at his rally in Dayton on Friday. He's asking us to think about what that means with regard to McCain's pick for VP.
He says McCain is trying to remake his brand as a maverick after realizing he can't run as a regular Republican (whatever that means) these days. He notes Palin's pick as a fellow "reformer" and the slogan will try to boost McCain as someone out to change Washington. I guess that means it will be "Change" vs. "Reform" this election and the voters will have to decide what the difference is.
There are some great comments regarding McCain's attempt to paint himself as a reformer of Washington, all the while being one of Washington's establishment, albeit a "mavericky" one. I think the track of the linked diary is important to consider in getting inside McCain's brain and his "it's all about me" candidacy. Does picking Palin as VP really put "country first"?
I hope it's OK to link. I thought it was an important point to consider in counteracting McCain's latest two moves and hadn't seen the idea posted here.