MEMORANDUM
To: Interested PartiesFrom: DNC CommunicationsDate: August 1, 2008
Re: Week in Review: "A Very Respectful Campaign"
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John McCain wrapped up his week by telling reporters in Florida that he thinks he is running "a very respectful campaign" and that he doesn't think his campaign "is negative in the slightest." In reality, independent organizations, Republican strategists and media observers alike have criticized him all week for taking the low road. In fact, if you're looking for the right word to sum up McCain's week, try one of these: "desperate," "dishonorable," "outright lies," "off the mark," "nasty," "the gutter," "baloney," or "baseless."

McCain may be proud of his shameful campaign tactics, but the voters expect and deserve better. Polls consistently show the American people are looking for real leadership that offers big ideas for confronting the big challenges facing our country. Since voters already agree that McCain's policies are too close to President Bush's and he has failed to offer proposals that will create jobs, provide tax relief for middle class families or help Americans stay in their homes, McCain has apparently decided that embracing the same old politics is his only path to victory.

All of this from a candidate who promised to run a respectful campaign as recently as June.
The following is a brief summary of what McCain apparently thinks constitutes "a very respectful campaign."