And if this (from WSJ's Washington Wire) doesn't work, McCain will . . . what?
Literally shove his own head up the ass of Hee Haw?
On Thursday, he had a candidate for president calling for him at a rally where he was not present. At the next John McCain rally, he got to offer a civics lesson to the crowd about how they should educate themselves before voting. Then, at the final rally of the day, he had a crowd chanting his name. OK, they weren’t chanting his real name, Joe Wurzelbacher. They were chanting, of course, "Joe-the-plumb-er!" in the same rhythm usually reserved for sporting events.
If that wasn’t enough, McCain introduced Wurzelbacher as "an American hero, a great citizen of Ohio and my role model."
Does McCain have internal polling that proves that turning himself into a pathetic clown will get him votes? How else to explain this?
Near as I can tell, McCain is calling JtP an "American hero" for lying to Barack Obama about his financial future. Or maybe for agreeing that an Obama presidency would bring "death to Israel."
Anyway, I'll say this for Joe Wurzelbacher, he knew how to ride his 15 minutes when they came. From looking for album deals to mulling a congressional run, he's turning this stooge McCain into his own golden goose.
Maybe McCain will sing backup.