George Will: Russia Could Help McCain

Washington Post columnist George Will suggests that John McCain play up the recent Russian brutality in Georgia - and the implied threat of more to come - as a means of winning the election. John McCain's hope to pull ahead of Barack Obama rests on his ability to recast this election, focusing it on who should lead America in a world suddenly darkened by Russia's war of European conquest. FULL POST... McCain should be careful how he takes Will's advice, however. Remember, Barack Obama doesn't look anything like Vladimir Putin, or anybody else on the Russian currency, so McCain's references to Putin should be vague so as not to appear racist. George Will refered to "a world suddenly darkened," and that could be offensive as well. I agree that McCain should play up the threat posed by the Russian phoenix, but McCain's advisors should be aware that such a strategy would only invite charges of racism by the hyper-sensitive Team Obama. Another thing: That part about "Russia's war of European conquest" is soooo Euro-centric. That could be seen as racist, too. "Conquest?" That would offend the Hispanic voters, no?