I think he's right

Bob Herbert is convinced that the Democrats will lose to McCain unless they smarten up. It's amazing that they could blow it when things all over are so crappy. And they'll blow it to someone who will very likely repeat the same mistakes as Bush. The longer this campaign goes on, the more certain I become that our next president will be The Panderer.

Colbert King in the Washington Post has discovered some "political laws" that Clinton and McCain seem to be following:

• The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
• Resort to McCarthyism.
• Getting too big for your britches can be costly.

King also reports that Rush Limbaugh was urging voters in Ohio and Texas to vote for Clinton and husband Bill appeared on the Limbaugh show recently (albeit there was a guest host).