The way McCain remembers Iraq
-Headline of the day-
"McCain Denies He Used 'The Word Timetable,' Claims 'We Were Greeted As Liberators'."
Wrong on both counts; he did and we weren't.
Despite previously saying that "I think it’s a pretty good timetable" when talking about Iraqi PM Maliki's (and Barack Obama's) 16-month timetable for troop withdrawal, McCain later denied it to George Stephanopolous.
According to the report, "Later in the interview, McCain claimed he was right in his pre-war prediction that America would be 'greeted as liberators.' 'We were greeted as liberators,' McCain insisted."
Remember how all that horseshit that Cheney and Rumsfeld were pushing about being greeted as liberators with flowers and candy actually came true?
Yeah, me neither.
Experts conjecture that McCain is a visitor from a strange parallel universe (see illustration above). Or a big fat liar who isn't very good at it. (Think Progress)
-Cartoon time with Mark Fiore-
"The McCainerly Hillbillies." Baghdad Johnny doesn't need big crowds in Berlin:
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He's got himself big oil. (MarkFiore.com)
-Not a winning ticket-
Toe-tapping public sex enthusiast, gay-hating hypocrite, and emphatically not-gay Sen. Larry Craig has made an unlikely endorsement. His face appears on an Idaho campaign button next to Barack Obama.
According to the report, "The 3-inch button by Tigereye Design was intended to show Obama beside Larry LaRocco, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, the Lewiston Tribune reported."
The Obama campaign has expressed relief. (AP)
