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Monday, April 24, 2006

Bullshit in Moderation

Posted by on April 24 at 15:36 PM

From ABC News:

Some of the very same men who helped derail Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2000 using techniques the Arizona Republican alleged were illegal — and whom McCain likened to the prairie carnivores — are now leading financial supporters of his “Straight Talk America” political action committee and possible backers of his anticipated 2008 presidential run.

The news — from campaign contribution reports and an invitation to a McCain fundraiser obtained by ABC News — comes a few weeks after the announcement that the self-styled maverick will deliver the commencement address at an evangelical college started by Rev. Jerry Falwell, whom McCain had once dubbed an “agent of intolerance.”

It’s surprising how many democrats remain snowed by McCain’s bullshit “maverick streak.” Either he’s far more hard right than he’s portrayed himself to be (or been portrayed by the media to be), or he’s willing to cast aside any and all ethics in order to gain votes—either way, he’s not a man who should be president.