Friday, July 11, 2008

Five Reasons John McCain Has Had a Terrible Week (there might be more)


By Sniffles

At a campaign event in Denver, he declared that Social Security was a "disgrace" because "[W]e are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today." Um, Senator, that's how Social Security works. Always has — since 1937.

He didn't even show up for the FISA vote on Wednesday. (In fact, as Paul Krugman points out, he was the only Senator absent.) What does this say about his priorities, not to mention his, ahem, political courage?

He was utterly flummoxed by Carly Fiorina's comment that women's birth control, like Viagra, should be covered by health insurance. (See video, below.) Gee, that strikes us cats as another reason Hillary Clinton supporters should vote Republican this fall (NOT!).

In CNN's updated Poll of Polls, he's fallen farther behind Senator Obama, who is now leading, 49 percent to 41 percent. Gosh! The margin was 6 percent just a week ago...

"A nation of whiners" — need we say more?

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