Think, don't say

Westmoreland's use of the racist term 'uppity'might turn out to be a macaca moment for him. Certainly the Democrats should make every effort to make it so.

But really the fault here lies with the McCain campaign which for months now has been running adverts that are meant to make people think 'uppity' without saying 'uppity'. David Gergen pointed out that 'uppity' is the real message of the 'celebrity' ads.

The problem with a 'think don't say' strategy is that sooner or later someone is going to say what they are thinking. And then the fiction becomes much harder to sustain.