Anchors Aweigh Mr. McCain

I know John McCain is a scary, scary maverick, a straight talking juggernaut, who puts fear in the hearts of us liberals and warm feelings in the groins of MSM members, but let's consider the following:

1.  The incumbent president, from whom he cannot separate himself with any great fervor, has just clocked in with the lowest approval rating in history since such polling has been done -- a stunning 19%.  I thought simply continuing to draw breath would give you at least a 20-25% approval rating, regardless of any actions you take.  This number shows a 15% decline in one month, which strongly suggests that the state of the economy has now been added to Iraq, Katrina, torture, etc. to completely crater the last bit of non-crazy support sustained by C-Plus Augustus.

2.  And then this.  Jesus, like manna from heaven, there is more.  According to the NT Times, reports of a relationship between McCain and a much younger female lobbyists that had caused concern in his 2000 campaign.  He was probably just trying to reform her.   

3.  Tonight, a well connected friend advised me that Cindy McCain has been having an affair for a number of years and that Ms. McCain and the Senator have been residing in separate residences in McLean, Virginia for some time.  Inquiring minds want to know!

4.  Meanwhile, Mr. Straight Talk has apparently flip flopped on torture -- he was against it before he was for it.

5.  And he's soft on Al Qaeda while being hard-on lobbyists.

6. He advocates an endless occupation of Iraq with a seemingly infinite price tag.  Remember: the American people hate this fucking war.  Do not let the media persuade you otherwise.

7.  [Updated.]  Wow, coincidentally, the Washington Post seems to have had its own story in the pipeline on this theme.  You don't think they've been holding back on revelations about the old maverick, do you?

Conclusion -- despite what is likely to be a campaign against him of epic ugliness, Obama is going to beat this guy badly.   

Comments

[litbrit]

And he's soft on Al Qaeda while being hard-on lobbyists.

And here we have it, ladies and gentlemen: Cogitamus Sentence of the Week!

*applauds*

*does a little dance on the dining table*

*wonders how long Huckabee has known*

(Hey, is it me, or do all McCain's women kind of look alike?)

As TRex says, Who wants popcorn?

[Sir Charles]

I try to aim high by aiming low. Or something self-justifiying like that.

And yes, I'd say John definitely has a certain type.

[low-tech cyclist]

Al Giordano, in a piece he wrote last September, embedded a YouTube of a training session at the NYC branch of Camp Obama.

It's worth a look. (The article or the video, either one, but especially the video.)

I knew Obama had been sinking serious money into organization, but I only had a loose idea of what that meant.

This is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

How can anyone be a topnotch community organizer, a serious policy wonk, the best political speaker of our generation, and a master political strategist, all at the same time?

McCain doesn't stand a chance.

[Sir Charles]

l-tc,

One of my law partners volunteered for the Obama campaign in DC and reports that it was just brilliantly organized from soup to nuts. A totally well oiled machine, not something one normally associates with liberal causes anymore.

[jack lecou]

Seriously, I did not just now need the mental image of McCain "being hard-on lobbyists".

[Sir Charles]

Jack,

You've got to take the bitter with the sweet here on the Cogblog. Think of him shouting "My Friends!" at the crucial moment. Okay, that was mean -- possibly torture.

[jack lecou]

I confess to somehow finding Obama's well-oiled machine a great deal more appealing.

[Sir Charles]

Jack,

Hmmmmmmmm. Another depraved liberal I see. You can't just bend over for empty words like that -- My Friend!!!

[Oyun]

A totally well oiled machine, not something one normally associates with liberal causes anymore.