Warning Signs of Desperation

Look for the following warning signs of GOP desperation in the waning weeks of the
campaign:

- Efforts to link Obama to Muslims, terrorism, or any suggestion that he'll be weak on defense

- Emails in large fonts written in an outraged tone, ending with a challenge to pass them on if you're brave enough (these are invariably written by media consultants with the McCain campaign who think Americans are too dumb to see through them - which is about as elitist as you can get)

- Perhaps most telling, look for these things not to come directly from John McCain, who's made it clear, despite his strategists, that he really does want to run an honorable campaign.