"I think they are going to it way too many times. It's the original story that defined John McCain.... But now it not only defines him, it's become a crutch in the campaign. And I think he is in danger of trivializing it. By the time they get to the convention in St. Paul, there might not be much of it left to use."
.... It does seem like they're flirting with Giuliani/9/11 territory here, in which at subject that seems utterly immune to humor, used as a first resort, suddenly becomes a running joke among your political enemies and your late night comic friends.
So it's hard to believe that John McCain is now in danger of exceeding his credit limit on the equivalent of an American Express black card. His campaign is cheapening his greatest strength - and making a mockery of his already dubious claim that he's reticent to talk about his P.O.W. experience - by flashing the P.O.W. card to rebut any criticism, no matter how unrelated.
Of course, Keith Olberman has his hand in as well. But it's clearly gone much farther than Keith alone. It really does seem that Versailles is finally noticing how absurd this has become. And that could very well spell the end of McCain's presidential hopes. After all, what else does he have left?
