Mark Salter smells a rat

AS IT has become so obviously clear, the Democratic Party will hone in on John McCain's age in the forthcoming Presidential elections.

I've already stated that terms such as "out of touch" and "losing his bearings" are being used to suggest to the electorate that McCain is some sort of geriatric. However, after months of political posturing over the Reverend Wright debacle by the Obama camp, Mark Salter appears to have already nipped these latest attacks from the Democrats in the bud.

"He went on to suggest that Mr McCain’s attack showed that he was “losing his bearings”. This remark triggered a furious reaction from Mark Salter, the Republican’s senior adviser, who said that Mr Obama was “intentionally raising John McCain’s age as an issue” – a claim the Democrat vehemently denied. The intensity of this dispute reflects both Mr Obama’s desire to move beyond his battle with Hillary Clinton and how Republicans are already beginning to train their sights on him."

After what Howard Dean said a number of weeks ago, it's patently clear that the Democrats will make McCain's age the issue in the campaign. Good to see that the GOP are on top of this.