Oopsy!

Freudian slip today of epic proportions by a McCain Adviser who said that another terror attack on U.S. soil would be an advantage for McCain in the election. McCain and the adviser have since apologized for the remarks, but jeez. Big screw up. The pendulum might start swinging back Obama's way after a couple of rough weeks in the media.

Broadly speaking though, the adviser is kind of right- unless the psychology of America has changed since 9-11 in ways the media can't track, a terror attack on the scale of 9-11 (or even smaller) would freak people out. They'd rally around the flag and bizzarely, the GOP holds advantages on national security. Given their record, I don't know why- but the most likely scenario in that case would be a surge for the GOP, especially if people feel threatened.

BUT! This isn't a normal election- Obama can rightly make the argument that 8 years of GOP idiocy hasn't made America any safer and that has a serious chance of sticking with the electorate, I think.

But this hasn't been the best week for all sides, really- McCain's had a rough week, the GOP is worried about Bob Barr (who has the potential to be a spoiler and maybe put Georgia in play with increased African-American turnout for Obama)

The bad news continues for the GOP- with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell incredibly facing a tight race for his seat in Kentucky (he has a slim four point lead-) and perhaps the ultimate 'oopsy!' with a pro-life GOP candidate in Oregon being accused of paying for an ex-girlfriend's abortion.

In the name of being non-partisan, it has to be noted that Obama hasn't had the greatest of weeks either: his campaign debuted a faux Presidential seal that vanished very quickly (good thing too- that might just be a little premature on their part) and a few other missteps haven't helped either.

Ooopsies all around, I guess.