GOP presidential hopeful John McCain
-Headline of the day-
"Poll: 19% of Americans associate just one word with McCain."
"Iraq?" Nope. "POW?" Nuh-uh. Even "Republican?" Negative.
The word of the day is "old." And that 19% is the most common answer to an open-ended polling question from an AP-Yahoo poll. In contrast, roughly the same number -- 20% -- associated Barack Obama with the words "change" or "outsider" (it was a tie, I guess). 8% used the word "inspiring."
Ask for comment at his home, John McCain wrapped on his window with a cane and told reporters to "get off my lawn!" (Raw Story)
-It's the new math-
John McCain, who once admitted he wasn't an economic whiz, proved it today by releasing his economic plan for a McCain administration. The problem? It's a little light on the specifics.
According to the report, "The McCain campaign just released a 15-page report [PDF] on the candidate’s economic plan, as part of a massive week-long push, and there aren’t any numbers? Not even skewed, misleading ones? Not even ambiguous charts?"
Nope not a single digit in there.
Even more fun, McCain claims that "savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations" would pay off Bush's record deficits.
Wait a second, what?
That's like saying you're going to pay off your mortgage with coupons. Cost-savings aren't revenue, John. Even if we believed you'd ever end the wars, this is stupid. Reagan may have used "voodoo economics," but this is just praying for a miracle. (Carpetbagger Report, Think Progress)
-History is what we say it is-
On July 4, George W. Bush gave a speech at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello where he quoted Tom himself. At least, partially. Wonkette tells us he quoted Jefferson, "except for the part of the quote where Jefferson said Christians were idiots."
What Bush read:
May it be to the world, what I believe it will be — to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all — the Signal of arousing men to burst the chains, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
What Jefferson said (emphasis added):
May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
Of course, Thomas Jefferson wasn't a Christian, which means he hated America. Dubya had to edit the quote or the terr'ists would've won. (Wonkette)
