I took a shot that, based on your screen name, you were either a Lloyola college wrestling coach or former wrestler.
What's your take on the “sick grandma” trip to Hawaii gambit?
The Hawaii trip is interesting, it reminds me of something from a New York Giant season many years ago, back when Jim Fassel was the coach.
Fassel wasn't getting along with Michael Strahan at the time for some reason or another. (Strahan always was high maintenance) Fassel’s mom either passed or was quite sick and he left the team to care for her. Strahan took the opportunity to absolutely lambaste the coach to the media while he was out of town. It was some pretty stern stuff.
Strahan came out the loser in the exchange because it looked like he was picking on Fassel when he was out of town and couldn't defend himself. The media really piled on him.
OK, taking it to the campaign, it's a very weird move on Obama’s part, short of Grandmama being on death's door step, which hasn't been in any of the stories I've seen. I've heard that she's been sick, but not that there's been some change in condition that requires O to drop everything and get to Hawaii ASAP. To use their word, it's quite erratic for O to be heading to Hawaii right now.
There's work to be done, two weeks to the election, and now you want to go for a home cooked meal and some cookies at Grandma's house? I don't think so. There's something going on that isn't apparent at this time.
McCain and Sarah should stay on offense, but maybe tone it down for those two days. They don't have the luxury of standing down completely, but maybe keep things positive and on a substantive level. That way, they don't look like they are attacking a defenseless man, the way Strahan’s actions were portrayed in the NY media.
The other thing is that O has said exactly when he will be back. It gives them a chance to have the Rev. Wright ads cued up and ready to run the moment O is back in the Continental U.S.