It’s Their Fault

Some Google search results:

• “Obama Slams McCain” - 33,900 hits
• “McCain Slams Obama” - 315,000 hits

• “Obama Pummels McCain” - 8
• “McCain Pummels Obama” -247

• “Obama reacts to McCain” - 387
• “McCain reacts to Obama” - 127

• “Obama defends against” - 55
• “McCain defends against” - 4

• “Obama cowers” - 215
• “McCain Cowers” - 19

Sure McCain is running a more attack-oriented campaign, but these are positive attack words - and nobody wants to be pinned with those passive terms. A glimmer of hope after the jump…

• “McCain bitch-slaps Obama” - 30
• “Obama bitch-slaps McCain” - 51

Hopefully the bitch-slap gap gets the media prominence it deserves…