McCain Says Wright off the Table

Could that be because of Palin's weird pastor associations? Is Wright off the table because McCain knows that this line of attack is disguised racism? Could it be because of McCain's own associations with strange pastors? Could it be because McCain knows that while the wingnuts drip in Wright on a daily basis, many Americans got enough of it during the primary and it's not going to win him any points? Could it be that McCain doesn't even have to put Wright on the table because he's already there?

Politico: With McCain unlikely to budge, GOP officials are hoping groups outside of the campaign will finance an ad attack on Obama-Wright ties. It is unclear if any conservative group has the cash to bankroll a serious effort, however.

“Wright is off the table,” said one top campaign official. “It’s all McCain. He won’t go there. His advisers would have gone there.”

The aides argue that the 20 years that Obama spent in the fiery Wright’s pastoral care—and his later assertion that he knew nothing of his former minister’s more extreme statements—provide an opening to challenge Obama’s judgment and honesty in a relevant and politically resonant way.