A Khalidi too far

Even the conservative editorial board at the WaPo thinks John McCain has stepped over the line with his professor Khalidi attacks:

To suggest, as Mr. McCain has, that there is something reprehensible about associating with Mr. Khalidi is itself condemnable -- especially during a campaign in which Arab ancestry has been the subject of insults. To further argue that the Times, which obtained the tape from a source in exchange for a promise not to publicly release it, is trying to hide something is simply ludicrous, as Mr. McCain surely knows.

Which reminds us: We did ask Mr. Khalidi whether he wanted to respond to the campaign charges against him. He answered, via e-mail, that "I will stick to my policy of letting this idiot wind blow over." That's good advice for anyone still listening to the McCain campaign's increasingly reckless ad hominem attacks. Sadly, that wind is likely to keep blowing for four more days.

As John Cole often points out, it's like the keys to John McCain's campaign have been handed off to a bunch of right-wing bloggers. It's disgraceful and I cannot wait for Tuesday when John McCain, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and the rest of the motley crew surrounding the campaign will be relegated to the dustbin of history.