McCain Oopsapalooza Tour 8

(For previous McCain Oopsapaloozas, click here.)

Senator John McCain admits he and his party are responsible for the economic crisis on Wall Street and Main Street: "...and I promise you, we will never put America in this position again."

Ooops. Told the truth, by accident.

#1 (former) fan and hagiographer Elizabeth Drew jumps ship, with "How McCain Lost Me." A few choice words:

McCain’s making a big issue of “earmarks” and citing entertaining examples of ridiculous-sounding ones, circumvents discussion of the larger issues of the allocation of funds in the federal budget: according to the Office of Management and Budget, earmarks represent less than one percent of federal spending. [emphasis mine]

Now he’s back to declaring himself a maverick, but it’s not clear what that means. If he gains the presidency, is he going to rebel against the base he’s now depending on to get him elected? (Hence his selection of running mate Sarah Palin.) Campaigns matter. If he means “shaking up the system” (which is not the same thing), opposing earmarks doesn’t cut it.

McCain’s recent conduct of his campaign – his willingness to lie repeatedly (including in his acceptance speech) and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition – has reinforced my earlier, and growing, sense that John McCain is not a principled man.

In fact, it’s not clear who he is.

Oops.

H/T to modemocrat's DailyKos diary.

McCain is so unclear who he is, he can't even keep straight who Zapatero is (prime minister of Spain).

H/T Jill Hartzold Morino

And by the way? Spain is not a "Latin American country."

When you mishear "What about you...?" for "What about Europe...?", you need a hearing aid or you need to clarify the question, instead of snapping as McCain did, "What about me?"

OMG. Keep. This. Man. Away. From. The. Nuclear. Codes.

This week, John McCain invented the blackberry. (That's nothing. I, personally, invented cold fusion in a mason jar on my desk.)

McCain invented the Blackberry even though its maker, Research in Motion, is a Canadian company (but nevermind!) because John McCain was chair of the Senate Commerce Committee. What??? Does this mean he invented the internet too?

OOPS.

Dare I say the words 'lipstick' and 'pig' in the same sentence?

This week, McCain's Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin gave herself a promotion and flipped the order of who's on top, so now it's a "Palin and McCain" ticket. Can someone tell her to sit the fuck down, it's not time for her 2012 presidential run yet?

Sheesh. McCain needs a food taster on the campaign trail. Oops, those darn ambitious women!

Crickets chirped at a McCain campaign stop when he appeared by himself. (Click the photo for more pix from Democratic Underground.)

3,000 people in a 16,000 stadium? Hellooooooo? Anybody there? Echo echo echo echo echo...

He be all hard-core like that.

Last but not least: remember how I suggested McCain look for a new line of work as a gangsta rapper? It's come to pass. Shorty wanna be a thug?

McCain and his journo posse.

Are they bad enough to run with the Lehman Bros Wall Street Bloods and the OPM A.I.G.'s?

I'd rather not find out.

Cynematic writes sporadically at P i l l o w b o o k, when she's not unpacking.

Comments

[Jen]

I didn't see what led up to this John McCain quote, but John McCain could have been referring to congress when he said "we". I believe Chris Matthews is doing a lot of assuming there. No suprise..with him being all unbiased and all.

[cynematic]

Excuses, excuses... How do you explain the diplomatic fiasco that's Spain, then? Anything to win?

[Lawyer Mama]

The "we" isn't really the point. The Republican party, of which JMcC is a member, put us in this position. John McCain should say "we" b/c he's just as responsible.

Ahhh, Cyn. I so look forward to your Oops posts!