Old McCain shines through the filth

Cheers to John McCain for refusing to budge on a proposed set of ads that would reignite the Reverend Wright controversy.

Although his top advisers and Sarah Palin have been pushing for him to light this fire, McCain has refused to allow the ads to run.

This is the John McCain so many of us loved in 2000 and even at the beginning of this election cycle - a man who welcomed the media, ran an open and transparent campaign, and competed fairly and honestly.

Perhaps if he had maintained such a moral discipline throughout, the poll numbers wouldn't be what they are today with Obama up 9 points according to Bloomberg.