(Cross posted at Broadsides.org)
You know, sometimes reality is just more entertaining than snarky blogging. And so it is now, as John McCain apparently tries to one-up Ronald Reagan by proving he’s bat-shit-crazy BEFORE being elected to the presidency. Suspend his campaign? Huh? And while you’re at it, John, why don’t you put a big bow on the idea along with a gift note to Obama that says something like: Congratulations, you win – I’m an idiot.
The Obama campaign must have been wetting themselves with excitement when the news of McCain’s latest mental meltdown came rolling in on their Blackberries. High-fives all around, for sure.
Because, as we know, the last piece of the Obama presidency puzzle was the one that seeks to prove that he’s “presidential.” And Obama was well on his way to doing that on his own by bending over for the bailout plan, defending his Wall Street investors (in the name of Main Street, of course – wink, wink), and perfecting that “look” of concern while saying absolutely nothing of substance in the process.
But then along came America’s favorite crazy uncle, Johnny McCain, with the news that he was suspending his campaign, rushing back to Washington and – once again – “putting his country before his campaign.”
In baseball terms, it was what amounted to the biggest, fattest, non-curving curve ball to be served up during a presidential campaign since – oh – Mike Dukakis donned that silly helmet and took a spin in that dopey tank.
Whack! And Obama hit it, easy as it was, by stating the obvious and, most importantly for his campaign, “looking” presidential: “Being president is all about handling many different issues at once.” But that wasn’t the hard part; that came when he had to contain his glee until he got out of eyesight and earshot of the media, whereby he certainly continued the high-fiving and celebration of the McCain gift that just keeps giving.
While the pundits talked themselves blue about the latest McCain weirdness, it was David Letterman who was truly nailing it on his Late Night comedy show. Having been dissed by McCain — as we all certainly know by now – Letterman let his snarky side shine by putting his finger on the real reason for the McCain campaign’s suspension: He can’t tend to his senate responsibilities AND continue to work 24/7 in his efforts to keep his veep candidate, Sarah Palin, absolutely and completely hidden.
Yep, John McCain can’t multi-task. And while he wants us to believe that he’s putting his country before his campaign, it’s the opposite that’s obviously the truth. Because his campaign can’t take the “risk” of him returning to Washington while Palin takes the reins of the campaign.
Which begs the obvious question: If the McCain campaign can’t take the Palin risk, how can the country risk a potential Palin vice-presidency?
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