my gut tells me that obama's response was perfect. the line about being able to multitask is not only correct, but it's a fantastic soundbite. and the rest of the democratic party have gotten very in-sync with their messaging, using the phrase "injecting presidential politics" whenever discussing mccain's maneuver.
it's so strange to see the democrats so well coordinated. staying on message is usually the party's weakness.
also,
here's a transcript of david letterman's response to mccain's cancellation. but it's not the transcript i thought was interesting. what i found interesting were the comments at the end of the article. usually what you'd have is extremely defensive and polarized trolling, sort of the "my guy rulez, ur guy sux" variety. instead there are clearly republicans responding negatively to letterman's rant, but showing some doubts about mccain's actions at the same time. more than one, "i don't agree with what mccain did, but letterman should shut up" kind of statement.
makes me wonder what he's just done to his base's confidence.