MATLOCK!!!

Tut-Tut Emeritus David Broder casts his coke-bottle-trifocals upon the negative tone of the both (meaning McCain's campaign but one mustn't actually write that) and decides it must have been caused by Obama not letting McCain force him into 10 townhall-style debates.

Yes, it's that stupid and illogical.

Which naturally means it will pass as Beltway wisdom.

Look for Krauthammer to pick this up tomorrow in "Uppity Watch: Part 9 - three more columns about this and I'll tie the Chandra Levy story"