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This struck me as particularly hilarious:

On a related note, I had a dream last night in which John McCain gave a speech saying something to the effect of, “Now a lot of people want to know what qualifies me for the presidency. Well, I take eleven medications, treating everything from my hair loss to my enlarged prostate. You gotta be careful with that many pills.
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Here’s a nice contrast between McCain’s words two weeks ago, and an appearance on Meet the Press from 2005.

The reason Obama says John McCain is running for Bush’s third term is because — as Sen. McCain himself put it — “on the transcendent issues, the most important issues” McCain is in “total agreement” with the President’s policies. Good luck winning with that message, Maverick.

I’ll give Mr. 100 Years this: he’s got balls the size of pumpkins. He’s actually released the first anti-war ad of the general election:

So, how did John McCain talk about the war in Iraq during the run-up to invasion? Clip features bonus segments on McCain’s two-faced talk on religion, and gay marriage.

UPDATE: Ooh, it looks like they’ve made a sequel! Here’s “The Real McCain 2.”

Newsweek has a somewhat strange piece up right now with Ross Perot. Well, no, that’s a bit of a lie. The piece went up in January, but I’ve only just now found out about it. The thrust of the piece is that Perot hates McCain, thinks he’s a phony, and actually called up Newsweek unsolicited to talk about. But here’s what interests me:

When I asked about Barack Obama, Perot said he admired his eloquence but thought it “a little odd that we would be less concerned about his background than being a Mormon.” Perot was pleasantly surprised when I told him that Obama was a Christian, not a Muslim, and relieved when I informed him that the e-mail Perot (and untold others) received about Obama not the Pledge of Allegiance was a fraud.
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McCain’s camp sent Obama’s a letter requesting ten joint town hall meetings to occur between June 12th and the Democratic Convention on August 25th. I love this idea. I wonder if it would be back to back town hall meetings, or if the two candidates would share the same stage at the same time. The sheer physical contrast wouldn’t be helpful to McCain. He’s relatively short (5’9″), while Obama’s quite tall (6’1″). He’s very old, whereas Obama looks youthful. And finally, he’s not a great public speaker, while Obama is one of our best. Admittedly, the pre-written speech is Obama’s greatest strength, but his endless debates with Clinton have helped to sharpen his skills in straight forward Q & As.
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Seriously, guys, it’s okay to do more than one take.

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CNN lays out the candidates’ fundraising figures for April. Obama brought in a respectable $31 million. He now has $37.3 million for the rest of the primary season, as well as an additional $9.2 million for the general election. Hillary Clinton exceeded expectations, raising $22 million for the month (though the campaign still owes roughly $20 million in outstanding debts). McCain set a new record for him, raising $18.5 million in April.
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This is the second in our week long series profiling the most likely vice presidential candidates. Yesterday we looked at Virginia Senator Jim Webb; tomorrow we will be profiling Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

A man bound to be on the short list for Obama’s vice president is Ohio governor Ted Strickland. Not only is Strickland the governor of one of the most important swing states, but Ohio is also a state whose demographics don’t immediately favor Obama. Certainly Sen. Obama will pick up the lion’s share of Clinton supporters in the state, but he’s going to have to fight tooth and nail for conservative Democrats and independents against the so-called maverick, John McCain.Strickland
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John McCain attacks Obama’s judgment and experience saying that Obama’s willingness to engage a dialog with Iran is “reckless.”

“Such a statement betrays the depth of Senator Obama’s inexperience and reckless judgment,” McCain said. “Those are very serious deficiencies for an American president to possess.”
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McCain pushes back against his idiotic hundred years comment by imagining how Iraq might look at the end of his first term. Sadly, imagining is all he does.

By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom. The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced. Civil war has been prevented; militias disbanded; the Iraqi Security Force is professional and competent; al Qaeda in Iraq has been defeated; and the Government of Iraq is capable of imposing its authority in every province of Iraq and defending the integrity of its borders. The United States maintains a military presence there, but a much smaller one, and it does not play a direct combat role.
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