How different are things this week for McCain and Obama? As the world watches Obama tour the Middle East and three network news anchors follow him, this excerpt from the Manchester Union Leader could be a microcosm of the relatively little attention McCain is receiving:

In Manchester last night, there was just one reporter and one photographer waiting for McCain as his plane -- a white, blue and gold Boeing 737-400 emblazoned with his campaign slogan, "Reform, Prosperity, Peace" -- touched down on the Wiggins Airways tarmac.

The Vietnam War veteran limped as he made his way down the metal stairway, a leather briefcase in one hand and a cell phone in the other, and walked straight into an awaiting Chevy Suburban.