Many speculated that McCain's internals must have indicated this line of attack wasn't working, or he would have brought it up at the debate. There goes that theory.

The way they're selling this tactic is a little odd. Nicolle Wallace, McCain spokesperson, has been on two shows this morning explicitly saying, "No one sitting around their kitchen table dealing with economic problems cares about Obama's relationship with a washed-up old terrorist."

She was saying the same thing several days ago. I suppose the idea is to hit that notion head-on, and segue into the issue of Obama's trustworthiness, but it seems like an awfully convenient sound bite for Team Obama.

John Murtagh, victim of Ayers' violence, is also making the rounds as a surrogate this morning. When's the ad featuring him rolling out?

Rev. Wright is still the more telling of the relationships, but McCain is hesitant to go there, with good reason. He's already being accused of racism for connecting Obama to a white guy. Of course, if they do want to go there, Obama himself provided an awfully convenient sound bite for Camp McCain: "I think that people were legitimately offended by some of the comments that he had made in the past," he said. "The fact that he's my former pastor I think makes it a legitimate political issue."