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Barack Obama: International Man of Mystery

John McCain unveiled a one-two punch of political theater this week that finally gelled, for me, the Republicans' central narrative for this election: America is embroiled in a bad spy flick. First, there was McCain's new ad, "Dr. No" (more on that later), and then his unveiling of the portentously monikered "Lexington Project." Immediately, I thought, "What is that, some kind of weather control device? A moonbase from which to launch covert attacks? Some sort of (air quotes) 'laser?'" It also put me in mind of the GOP's "24"- style FISA scare ad, and all of the nutso smears against Barack ...

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