Russia's permanent mission to the UN has received a letter from U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain asking for financial support of his election campaign, the mission said in a statement on Monday. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/McCain_camp_hits_up_Russian_ambassador.html?showall

In what appears to me as simply an example of a direct mailing gone awry, John McCain has requested donations from the Russians. It is especially humorous because it comes less than 24 hours after Rick Davis accused Obama of having ties to foreign donors.

I am curious if the Obama camp mentions this fund solicitation gaffe, and if so, in what spirit do they bring it up. I am confident that had the roles been reversed, Rick Davis would have been all over this as proof positive that Obama is secretly a foreign operative. Too funny.