McCain experiences the previously unfamiliar emotion called 'shame'
-The Story of Lyin' John McCain, chapter 2,307-
Remember how John McCain invented the Blackberry? The claim was that, without John McCain at the helm of the commerce committee, the gadget would never have existed.
Turns out that's even more exaggerated than you'd think.
In a piece at Politico, Daniel Libit writes that as chairman of the committee, McCain left a "mixed legacy" as the leader who "avoided policy debates and sometimes seemed apathetic — and that his staff was too cozy with lobbyists." But hidden in the piece is a fun little bit of truthtelling -- McCain voted against the law he's been taking credit for.
It's one thing to be for it before you're against it. It's another to be against it before you take credit for it. In related news, King George III has taken credit for founding the United States. (Politico)
-Headline of the day-
"PETA urges Ben & Jerry's to use human milk."
According to the report, "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman." PETA got the idea from a Swiss restauranteur who plans to buy breast milk from nursing mothers to replace 75% of the milk in food he serves. The full letter's available at the link.
Here's my question; what about all the babies? Won't someone please think of the children?!? (WNBC)
-Quote of the day-
"Meanwhile, I think walking and chewing gum at the same time is part of the president’s job."
-Matthew Yglesias, on John McCain's announcement that he was suspending his campaign to return to Washington and deal with the big reverse-socialist redistribution of wealth... I mean, "Wall Street bailout."
What's involved in "suspending your campaign" at this point? Pretty much just saying you're doing it. Otherwise it's just what people in office running an election campaign do when they have to get back on the job -- normally, they don't do it so theatrically. McCain also wants to delay the debates, because the stakes are too high to walk and chew gum at the same time. Although, not too high to do it with a gimmicky grandiose gesture.
Then again, McCain is the most absent senator serving, so I guess going back to Washington to do his freakin' job is a big deal to him -- he's sure been avoiding it lately. (Yglesias)
