Obama: McCain 'offensive,' 'losing his bearings'

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Ben Smith Thu May 8, 6:06 PM ET

On CNN today, Obama was asked about McCain's making an issue of a Hamas official's supportive words for Obama.

Obama responded with the same sort of high-road message that seems to have worked fairly well against the gas tax holiday: The suggestion, he said, was "offensive," and furthermore a mark that McCain is "losing his bearings" as he pursues the presidency.

"My policy toward Hamas is no different than his," said Obama, who called McCain's comment a "smear."