According to Novak, McCain really screwed up his Sunday "Meet the Press" interview:

One Democratic leader referred to McCain's performance, in suggesting President Bush's additional 21,000 troops may be inadequate, as "comatose." A Republican adviser to McCain said it was one of the worst performances ever on "Meet the Press." The senator's defender said he could not be expected to be cheerful about a plan to send additional U.S. troops in harm's way.

It was pretty bad.

Novak also said this:

A footnote: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is picking up support for president among House Republicans, headed by former Speaker Dennis Hastert.

Which is more interesting when you start to think about it. The latest polls seem to have Romney making small gains. Straw polls he beats the field almost everytime. I think the straw polls reflect the people who are paying attention and what they see. The MSM Polls reflect the basic name recognition Romney needs to overcome.

Despite all this you don't see Romney out in the limelight too much. I think (I am no strategist- but this is what I hope) that Romney is intentionally steering clear of the public light and concentrating on the back round. Right now 9/10 Americans wonder why we want leather manufactured by Rawlings running our country. My guess is Romney is locking up all the key people he can, brining in all the money in the world, then in a month or two we are going to see a blitz that will rival the 85 Bears.

BTW, isn't that Rawlings site pretty cool?