Update: Now I'm hearing McCain claims they didn't invite Cunningham? lol So, I guess we should get used to him not taking responsibility for anything. I swear, Hillary really is looking better all the time. She may be the single strongest individual of the whole lousy group.
Good grief, this is hilarious. Someone who selected the name Allahpundit to blog by is taking the high road on the B Hussein issue? LOL I'm not a Cunningham fan, I think he's often over the top - but HE'S AN ENTERTAINER. What Irony - would McCain approve of being endorsed by a (slightly) conservative blogger called Allahpundit? The evidence suggests not - he'd find that offensive to his refined sensibilities, too, no doubt.
Shouldn't someone be pointing out that McCain INVITED HIM, then promptly threw him under the bus??? This silliness is McCain's fault beginning to end, not Cunningham's. He didn't change his shtick one bit. Since when is it noble for someone in McCain's crew to invite in a guest then humiliate him? Why give McCain the pass? That's bull.
“Obama,” maybe? Do the Democrats call McCain “Sidney”? Don’t play dumb. The reason people emphasize his middle name is to suggest that he’s a Muslim, which he isn’t. It’s disingenuous to pretend otherwise.
And I guess with Captain Ed on board, Hot Air is going to become another insipid soft warm, center-right kiss for McCain.
I may have had one major fight with Bryan, but if Michelle doesn't start picking up her cross posting there, I guess there won't be a genuinely conservative voice left to bring the Hot Air.
"Genuinely conservative?" Sheesh. It's embarrassing to be a conservative now. *unsubscribe*
Posted by: acm | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:09 PM
"It's embarrassing to be a conservative now."
Maybe you never were one, if that's how you feel.
Posted by: Dan Riehl | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:33 PM
What part of "McCain is not a conservative" do people not get?
The man is at best a center-right moderate who spends an uncomfortable amount of time courting the left.
Posted by: seekeronos | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM
McCain made a mountain out of a mole hill at the same time he publicly humiliated a supporter. Meanwhile, the supporter who has done the most damage to McCain's campaign, his ad man, Mark McKinnon, is still in McCain's good graces (and on his payroll). I presume because the crime was of a more liberal nature and any upbraiding or firing of Mr. McKinnon would have brought condemnation from the MSM? (I'll probably vote for him, but I don't think he wants it badly enough and there is nothing any of us can say or do to help a man who'd rather be loved by the MSM than be President).
Here's backstabbing and what "real damage" is, McKinnon on NPR:
Q: Are you committed to working for and supporting McCain no matter who the Democratic nominee is?
McKinnon: If the Democratic nominee is Barack Obama, I will not work in the general election. I will, however, still support and vote for John McCain. I just don’t want to work against an Obama candidacy. I think a McCain vs. Obama race would be a great choice for the country.
Q: Have you decided to back Sen. Obama if he is the Democratic nominee?
McKinnon: Not if John McCain is the nominee. (McKinnon said it is “too hypothetical” to say whether he would vote for Obama over a GOP nominee other than McCain.)
Q: What is it about Obama that attracts you?
McKinnon: I don’t think Barack Obama needs the mirror of politics to reflect who (he) is. I think he has deep character and good judgment. I also think he’s wrong on some fundamental issues. But, I believe he is honest and independent and if he were elected, I think it would send a great message to the country and the world. (McKinnon said Obama is “wrong on Iraq and pulling out troops too early.”)
Q: How does Obama’s race impact his chances of becoming president?
McKinnon: I think Obama’s race could actually make it more likely he could be president. I think Americans would vote for an African-American in a heartbeat. Had Colin Powell run, I think he would have been president.
Posted by: Emma | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 01:02 AM
I am beginning to think McCain really doesn't want to be president.
In any case, I am still praying Clinton steals her party's nomination from Obama, there is no way McCain can defeat him.
Then again four years of Obama is probably what America needs to remind us again why life under a socialist president is so miserable; Carter's high Misery Index taught a valuable lesson.
I'm one of the lucky ones who does not have children to feed, a car to fuel and high property tax to pay, I feel really bad for those who do.
Posted by: syn | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Yeah, Captain Ed at Michelle's. Two great tastes that go great together. Pablum.
Posted by: anonymous | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 11:55 AM
McCain is going to make nice with his opponent? It will be a one way street. The media that he once thought more of then the people he represents will eat him up alive and spit him out. What do I know I'm just a bigot nativist, it's okay to call me names. Two faced McCain.
Posted by: oldtimer | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:22 PM
"--- ... Carter's high Misery Index ... ---"
I think that we are heading for a horrendous "Misery index" that will make Carter's years look like the post-WW2 economic boom by comparison... regardless of who wins in November.
The only difference November may make is if the next 4-10 years bring on severe economic hardship, triple-digit stagflation and high double digit unemployment, national famine and food riots, fuel shortages and rationing, and perhaps even civil war, or just a more contained and possibly recoverable Great Depression II.
Posted by: seekeronos | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 01:44 PM