McCain’s Crutches

11:04 am EST October 18th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Is it possible that John McCain is the Carrot Top of political candidates? He keeps using props to keep his failing campaign propped up. First it was Sarah Palin, whose selection was hyped as the magic bullet that would seal the deal for him. In fact, Palin is probably a net negative for McCain, keeping the base for him but turning off independent women who see the gibberish Palin spouts. But now that the Palin effect has faded, he needs something new.

Enter Joe the Plumber, and the mythology around him aside, he is now as much a running mate of McCain as Palin. He’s now a part of McCain’s stump speech and there were stories that McCain asked him to campaign with him, along with the other hanger-on crutches like Lindsay Graham and Joe Leiberman.

McCain can’t stand on his own. Again.

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6 Responses to “McCain’s Crutches”

  1. Grumpymann says:
    October 18, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Though I feel there is more it it, I had not thought of it that way.
    Interesting narrative I will have to give it some thought.

  2. DocAmazing says:
    October 18, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    More like Gallagher, I think. Either way: will he play in Branson after the election?

  3. Dr. Squid says:
    October 18, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    Well, we are waiting for him to take that sledgehammer to a watermelon. Again. Hyuk hyuk hyuk.

  4. jr says:
    October 18, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    so many wingmen, so little time

  5. SaveFarris the Plumber says:
    October 18, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Does that mean the entire population of Scranton is on the Democratic ticket as well?

  6. PG says:
    October 19, 2008 at 3:04 am

    SF the Plumber,

    Has Biden quoted the population of Scranton on the fundamental weakness of McCain’s policy proposals?

    Joe the Plumber is being selectively set up as a kind of Forrest Gump of wisdom with regard to Obama’s tax plan: now that Joe has said it’s socialist, the folks at the Republican top feel free to say so as well and point to Joe as the common man of common sense who has recognized it.

    In contrast, Biden doesn’t mention Scranton’s population as a source of voiced criticism of McCain’s policies. Rather, he quotes their stories of hardship and MAKES THE ARGUMENT HIMSELF that McCain’s policies do not assist them in that hardship.

    It’s a much smarter way to go, because with Joe the Plumber, anything other than a flat fee tax is “punishing success,” which is “socialist.” Social Security looks pretty pinko too. Really, y’all wanna adopt this guy as a spokesman for the party?