From Slate:
Slate Predicts McCain's Next 10 Hail Mary Stunts.
1. Returns to Vietnam and jails himself.
2. Offers the post of "vice vice president" to Warren Buffett.
3. Challenges Obama to suspend campaign so they both can go and personally drill for oil offshore.
4. Learns to use computer.
5. Does bombing run over Taliban-controlled tribal areas of Pakistan.
6. Offers to forgo salary, sell one house.
7. Sex-change operation.
8. Suspends campaign until Nov. 4, offers to start being president right now.
9. Sells Alaska to Russia for $700 billion.
10. Pledges to serve only one term. OK, half a term.
If you go to Slate's site, you'll find an address where you can send in your own ideas.
Y'all tell me if you think I'm getting carried away.
Says he wants a "re-do" of the first debate; spends the entire two hours looking intently into Obama's eyes.
ReplyDeleteI like #9, selling Alaska to the Russians. The free-market approach to underwriting the bail-out - I'm sure the Republican Right will love it. I'm also sure that that nice Sarah Palin will be far happier operating out of the Kremlin.
ReplyDeleteRight, Lapin. She knows so much more about Russia than she does the US.
ReplyDeleteRumor is flying around the web that the McCain campaign is trying to have the Bristol and Levi wedding BEFORE Election Day with as many tee vee cameras present as possible. McCain plans to sit in the front row.
ReplyDeleteThose poor kids.
As Ginger Rogers sang in "42nd Street" ("Shuffle off to Buffalo"), "He did right by little Nelly, with a shotgun at his belly, How could he say "No?"
ReplyDeleteThe Secret Service will stand in for the shotgun? I figured a pre-election wedding was a good possibility when they hauled the kid up in front of the Republican Convention.
Let's see how this week's "debate" goes. Joe Biden's prep has to consist of intensive training in keeping a straight face.
If it's true about the approaching nuptials, won't that be exciting? Almost like a White House wedding.
ReplyDeleteJoe Biden may be more challenged in the debate than Sarah Palin. He can't appear to be mocking or condescending, but how will he not be?
On that last, Mimi, Daily Kos has a suggestion, albeit lengthy. There are others in the comments.
ReplyDeletePaul, their suggestion could work, or just answering the questions, and letting Palin's nonsense stand on its own. He should look at her, because McCain seemed so weird never giving Obama a glance. He could attack the McCain campaign on the issues.
ReplyDeleteSomeone in the comments suggested that Palin may cry, and that perhaps, Biden should preemptively cry. I think the crying doesn't work for men.
The more I think about it, the more worried I get. It's going to be like walking through a minefield for Biden.