McCNN sends the cavalry

Jack Cafferty asks, Why does Obama get more news coverage than McCain?

Jack, who's o.k. but miscast as CNN's liberal (ha!), is concerned about the narrow issue of news anchors going on foreign trips, which is a red herring. Take a look at the current CNN Political Ticker:

• McCain predicts 'spectacular' terror attempts in Iraq
• McCain: 'I don't know' if Obama is socialist
• No Obama-Gore ticket
• Will McCain stop criticizing Obama when he's abroad? No
• McCain touring GM facility
• Pelosi call Bush a 'total failure'
• McCain, Obama camps trade flip-flopping charges
• McCain, Obama praise Gore
• Biden comes to Obama's defense, raises VP buzz
• McCain presses Iraq flip-flop charge ahead of Obama trip
• McCain: 'We have succeeded in Iraq'
• McCain calls Obama health care plan 'HillaryCare'
• Obama blames 'conservative press' for attacks on Michelle
• Commentary: McCain right, Obama wrong on school vouchers
• McCain: Not taking Nebraska for granted
• three or four summary items

Here's the count:

• McCain only: 4
  
• Obama only: 2
  
• both, McCain leads story: 7
  
• both, Obama leads story: 1
  
• other: 1, plus the summary items

Yes, there's an imbalance. Hint: It's not the conventional wisdom. Even worse, nearly all the Obama stories are on defense, parrying McCain attack, attack, attack.