“The George W. Bush issue is about to get much more complicated for McCain. At the Democratic Convention in Denver this week, Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats will continue to do everything they can to suggest that electing McCain will result in a third Bush term. And beginning with the Republican National Convention a week later, McCain will make what amounts to a two-month closing argument to the American people. His central point — that he is better qualified to keep the country safe from another attack — rests on the singular accomplishment of the Bush administration.” (for publication 09/01/08)