A Composite Ticket.

A follow-up, of, by and for whom?

Now, with the selection of Palin, the McCain team is trying to reclaim the image of conservative reformer. In his acceptance speech, "he will make the best case that 'I am ready to change Washington more than the other side,' " said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), a close McCain ally.

Davis also told The Post that the race will be decided more on personalities and perceptions than issues. "This election is not about issues," he said. "This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates."

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe responded with a sharp statement: "We appreciate Senator McCain's campaign manager finally admitting that his campaign is not in fact about the issues the American people care about, which is exactly the kind of cynical old politics people are ready to change." My bold.

That doesn't sound like the "country first" we can believe in.