WASHINGTON (AP) —

It is a tradition at many kitchen tables to yell at the newspaper. At John McCain's kitchen table, it is becoming a tradition to yell at one paper in particular: The New York Times.
The latest dustup between the Republican presidential candidate and the big-name newspaper centered on the editorial board's back-to-back criticisms of McCain, one dispatch accusing him of taking the low road and another contending that he was playing politics with race.

The second editorial, which appeared on the Times website, said McCain's ads conjured up loaded racial images in taking on Democrat Barack Obama, whose father was black.

"The presumptive Republican nominee has embarked on a bare-knuckled barrage of negative advertising aimed at belittling Mr. Obama," the editorial board wrote.

It's the oldest trick in the GOP book. Rather than defend his actions; McCain attacks the fact that he's had two negative articles in a row from The Times about his campaign tactics. He proves the author's points to those who are capable of understanding. Luckily, that's the majority of Americans.

Another whiny Republican crying, "Unfair!" But the articles stand on the facts. The fact you turn a blind eye to.