of Rain and McCain

... under assault

1. There is much rain and thunder assailing the live oaks of Central Florida this morning. No one is swimming or golfing, well, no one in his right mind. The temperatures remain nice and warm, so it's a good morning for some computer work.


2. The uproar over McCain's friendship with a seedy lobbyist of the female persuasion is being written off as junk journalism from the New York Times. I suppose that the reputation and integrity of the Times can survive even the united assault of all those highly self-righteous commentators of the new style of journalism like Michael Savage or Rush Limbaugh.

But wait a minute. What in the world would qualify John McCain for an exemption from sleazy speculation and commentary? All the Democrats are fair game. When "ex-staffers" complain about a cozy relationship between McCain and a comely lobbyist upon whose plane he flew about hither and yon, that's news. I assure you that if the likes of Limbaugh and O'Reilly had such a bit of crap this juicy to play with concerning Hillary or John Kerry or Obama, they would be painting the airwaves red with their invective. Remember when Hillary was called a lesbian and a murderer and a drug pusher?

I no longer consider myself a Democrat and I have no deep and abiding love for any politician currently on the government/entertainment circuit. But this I know. McCain is not special as a political operative and he is entitled to be smeared with shit also, just like all those Democrats over the years. This is how we in America "do" politics. He knows that. He managed to slip out of the scandal over the S and L bankruptcies a few years ago. And he chose to play again.

So my advice to anti-McCain folks is to keep on slinging manure. Let's all get down and dirty. Believe me, Obama's turn is coming and Hillary's turn has always been in season.