had it been two actors doing this skit, i may have found it funnier. having mccain mock palin too (hate them both as i may) just felt uncomfortable.

Watching McCain trying to keep from cracking up whenever Tina Fey said something particularly off the wall was pretty funny.

Gonna be honest...I thought McCain was good!
That skit was well done.

The past two episodes of SNL have only furthered the humiliation of the Republican party this campaign.

Whose strategy is McCain listening to? Does he really think that going on SNL, days before the election, is a good idea?

Obama continues to appear more Presidential with every stop in these final hours. McCain, however, is like your friend's weird mom that wants to get high with you. Not cool, and super embarrassing.

And, fuck SNL for giving so much air time to McCain and Palin the past two weeks. I doubt it will change anyone's mind, but I sure don't want to feel sorry for either one of them, which is exactly how their cameos have made me feel.

I liked the line about being a maverick: a Republican w/ no money. And the Joe action figures were good.

Actually, if McCain had appearances like that earlier in the campaign, he might have been competitive.

I'd vote for the "Sad Grandpa" strategy.

Jesus. That's what politics will do to a person. Eight years ago I might have voted for him if he'd won the primaries. Now I just feel bad for him, but I'm still voting for Obama.

This skit is just depressing. That poor bastard used to be a serious public servant who stood for serious issues that nobody else was willing to address. Now he's just a pawn in a game he doesn't seem to understand, working for a party that treats him like dirt.

McCain is already thinking about his post election legacy. Think Bob Dole. I expect to see him in Pepsi commercials & other fluff appearances to soften his image and make people forget about this horrid nasty campaign

Ha! Sarah Palin going rogue... they went there.

*Giant* "fuck you" from McCain to Palin. We are lucky this year that he picked that train wreck. But if she somehow manages to be a force in 2012, I will feel he did a monumental disservice to the country by introducing her to the national stage.

I get the feeling Cindy has watched a lot of QVC in her time, She's really got the moves down.

Watching it again, I just find it hard to believe that McCain OK'ed all the Palin stuff. He must really, really, really hate her.

@11, stunningly so -- I can't imagine this will do much for their working relationship, but given it only has 48 hours to survive, that's probably OK.

This was the funniest SNL election skit yet. McCain was flawless, and Fey was, if possible, better than ever. Cindy McCain as the product teaser was another stroke of genius.

I could never vote the man, but I'll give him credit for leveraging this venue to its fullest potential.

Does it make me a bad person that I thought this was cute, and that it made me think McCain might not be a terrible person? Now, I still don't want him as President because I think his policies and positions are beyond bad, but you don’t have to be terrible person to be a terrible President, and I'm glad to be reminded of that.

Self-deprecation is charming when someone is in a place of esteem, such as leading in an election. McCain is not, and his self-deprecation looks sad.
He is in such a different place than a few years back making SNL appearances. Then, all people found him a hint refreshing - He Who Dared to Not Lockstep With Republicans. What a difference a few years and a sell-out presidential campaign makes. McCain sold his soul to the GOP ranks by courting the Far Right, losing any chance of getting support from the Center-Left.

that was a whole lot funnier than palin's stint on snl, that's for sure.

i'm finally liking mccain now that he's given up on the election. he's been set free. and yes, i believe he hates palin now and regrets setting her on the national stage. and he could throttle rove and everyone else who advised him to leave his soul behind and take up bush's torch. that was his last chance, and he knows it.

There's a nugget of a likable guy in there, covered with Republican marketing shellac. It would be fun to see McCain pull a Bullworth in the last 48 hours. Fun, but unlikely.

Compared to Sarah Palin's, he's funnier than her. I actually was laughing my ass off. I still don't like him and didn't vote for him but comedy 72 hours before the election is needed to help with the anxiety. What I thought was funny was seeing how perfect a QVC job fits Cindy McCain.

Poor poor McCain. Not having as much money as Obama to fund ads, and yet outspending Obama by 10 million dollars for advertising in the final few days.

I mean, the line between comedy and political reality has been so blurred by the ridiculousness of the Bush administration. Seriously! But I was so disappointed with SNL for giving so much air time and attention to the real McCain and Palin. Whose d*** did the campaign have to suck to get them on there ...Seriously?

And the following skit with Affleck impersonating Keith Olbermann? Wtf? Sure, the liberal humor popped back with the View bit, but why? Why make liberal reporters look like such fools just days before the election.

Say what you will about Palin, but if it wasn't for her, McSame would still be stuck in neutral, instead of just losing by a massive Blue Tidal Wave.

further evidence that the mccain campaign does not understand the media space in 2008. they participated hoist their own petard.

WHAT? No off the wall comment from Bailo? I may have to lie down and fan myself.

He looked very presidential....This man is sad and pathetic....

I think that this is the McCain that Democrats thought should have been Kerry's running mate in 2004. You take the nasty out of McCain and he actually is a pretty nice guy. Sad what the GOP has done to it's better politicians.