J.P., while old and crazy works as an explanation of Maverick's peregrinations, what to make of his aides? When the House initially rejected the bailout, McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin blamed Obama:

"Barack Obama failed to lead, phoned it in, attacked John McCain and refused to even say if he supported the final bill," McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin said in a statement after the vote.
"This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country," Holtz-Eakin said.

But in a conference call today, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis took credit for his candidate sinking that ...