Well, count this as the moment that the old John McCain, the supposedly principled Senator, was lowered six feet under. In order to save his delicate political ass, he's climbing aboard the Curmudgeon Express turning Teabagger on the President.
In one of the ads, McCain, R-Ariz., describes his efforts to curb government spending under President Obama as a “war against wrong.” In the other ad, he says, “I stand in his way every day.”
Not altogether surprising. One has to run to the right in a primary, sure.
But he doesn't stop there:
Then McCain’s voice comes on: “President Obama is leading an extreme left-wing crusade to bankrupt America. I stand in his way every day. If I get a bruise or two knocking some heads in Washington -- so be it. I’ll keep fighting for jobs and economic growth in Arizona as long as I’m in the Senate.
This from the man who wanted to suspend his campaign and pass a financial rescue package to save our economy AND who voted for the bailout wants to tell me Obama's trying to bankrupt the country?
This from the man who put "Country First", supposedly? The man who was above petty politics and smear campaigns? Riiiiight.
I guess it was easy enough to do that when you didn't have to do it to win.
What a sick, cynical bastard. No one but the most bitter would pull this kind of crap so soon after joining hands with Dems and signing kumbaya.
Look at John Kerry. The man is passing laws and trying to solve the country's problems. Both he AND Al Gore are sincerely trying to save the human race from climate change.
In contrast, John McCain is basically shitting in his hand and throwing it.
I hope Hayworth leaves tire tracks on his political corpse. I know I'll enjoy it.