I hope they're right

From an editorial headlined "Campaign of lies [Hey, they used the L word!--BV] disgraces McCain," in the St. Pertersburg Times:

McCain's straight talk has become a toxic mix of lies and double-speak. It is leaving a permanent stain on his reputation for integrity, and it is a short-term strategy that eventually will backfire with the very types of independent-thinking voters that were so attracted to him.