American Thinker: The Shape of the Race Changes

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the contest for President has become a real horse race, close to a tossup (Obama maintains a 1-2 point lead in the tracking polls). The 17 days of the Olympics and the exploits of Michael Phelps have driven most political stories off the front burner, other than Russia's aggression against Georgia.

The Russia-Georgia story played into John McCain's hands, with McCain quickly and ...............