Lunch Break - McCain: stop being a Gentleman now or accept the loss. plus MIKEL ERENTXUN

There is a reason why Lee Atwater delivered the knock out blow against Dukakis in August of 1988 (Willie Horton) and Rove did the same against Kerry (Swift Boat) in August of 2004...it is the month to destroy your opponent.

McCain, like Hillary Clinton before him, has decided not to take the 2 by 4 to Obama's campaign and smash it to bits. I mean by this: constant ads questioning Obama's connections to Ayres, Rezko, etc- not the "celebrity" ads which were effective but did not destroy Obama - just damaged him.

If McCain had painted Obama into the corner with harsh but trutthful ads in August outside events like the stock market turmoil would not matter nearly as much. The stock market collapse favors Obama politically. He is the head of the party out of power. If McCain had made clear Obama's connections to criminals and terrorists in August this would hardly matter.

He chose not to.

For reasons that defy all logic (so something illogical, or logical but not unseen, is at play) McCain has chosen not to obliterate Obama - though the information is available to do it, and it can and should be done.

Why?

Waiting for the October surprise? It may be too late by October.

Or is BHO's election a fait accompli? Maybe.

I do not get it. Wall to wall Ayres ads in August would have McCain sailing to victory with ease right now.... What am I missing?

And for a little luncheon music: some kicky South American pop from Mikel Erentxun.