McCain and Palin Sittin' in a Tree.....

John McCain has it in spades ... the glow. He used to carry himself with a sort of dour dignity, but now he is walking around with a shit eating grin that says "Hot diggity dog!" He has the look of someone hypnotized, staring at Mrs. Palin's backside as she sneers/speaks, he's got himself a little crush." Lucky me! Look who came out to play with me!!! I've still got it by God! I am a chick magnet!!!!" I think the old soldier has himself a serious case of puppy love for his VP. He is barely acknowledging poor Cindy these days. She looks miserable standing there watching this circus act ... even wearing a half million dollar outfit she looks down and out. She's the little match girl left out in the cold while her husband feasts on the flesh of his new gal pal.

So okay let the old guy have his fling ... where's the harm really? Why is everyone so serious? She's just the vice presidential candidate and as she pointed out in her one and only interview ...they don't need to know about pesky things like heads of state and stuff. She knows the difference between a moose and a caribou ... and frankly she's got one up on me there. So let it go folks ... back off! Show some deference! Johnny's new crush is a whole lot of woman. "Bush Doctrine?" Who needs it? She's got a firm grasp of "God's Doctrine." The gal's got a hot line to the Lord and she's got me there too. The Big Boss got her elected Governor and it's His will that she's here to carry out. God wants to blow up Russia? This gal won't blink. She's not a blinker and that is a rare talent. I am a hopeless blinker....do it all the time. In fact, I just blinked while writing this line, which is just one of the reasons I will never be fit for high office. So who am I to judge? John's new steady however is ready to command. He says so and I trust him ... after all he was a POW. He was a POW. He was a POW. Did he mention that he was a POW!!!!!?

All kidding aside, I am worried about John McCain. He has drifted so far away from himself that one questions whether he is really all there. If he honestly has no qualms about Sarah Palin's capabilities, then we had best have some qualms about his. I think they duped the old senator. They lured him into bed with this woman and the far right creationist Neo-Cons have locked him into a firm embrace. John McCain might not be actually cheating on Cindy but he is most certainly cheating on John McCain and like any cheater he is under the illusion that he is in control. He is certain that once elected he will be able to return to himself and go his separate way. Someone needs to send him a copy of Fatal Attraction. The folks who have taken over his campaign are deadly serious. If America really does lose its collective mind and elect him ... he had better watch his back. Bunnies beware.

It is the stuff of Greek tragedy. A once respected man brought to his knees by the age old malignancies of ambition and lust. Whether for his running mate or for power, this desire is driving him to commit acts he once found despicable. When the ladies on The View (who for the record have more spine and integrity that Gibson, Williams and Couric combined) confronted him, McCain bowed his head chagrined and began fidgeting with his wedding ring. He could not meet any of the women in the eye while attempting to defend his behavior. When he finally tried to justify his lies, there was a flash of despair behind the bravado. This is a man who has sacrificed his honor and there is no greater loss. The crowds, the glory, the 2 point bump may ease the pain, but it has dulled his gaze and twisted his smile into a grimace. Win or lose, this contest will haunt John McCain for the rest of his days. The hero is a hero no more.

Comments

[CamJam]

Beth,
I found this video today called:
" A Prayer for America "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCisB46kEXA

The video is NOT about the Maverick now Mudslinger of LIES — it’s really about America.

Prayer For A Friend

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I’ve done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded his view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

I fear that I won’t have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that’s sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know he means much more to You
I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You

’cause there’s a way that seems so right to him
But You know where that leads
He’s becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
My friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I’ve done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You

(in the video it reads: Lord, I lift America to you )

The song on Playlist HERE
http://search.playlist.com/tracks/Prayer%20for%20a%20Friend

(Video created by a Republican for Obama-Biden)

[laocoon]

Gibson asked her look America in the eye and say she was ready,. He pointed to the camera. She has been a tv sports girl. You are trained about cameras. You either look right in the lens when addressing the tv audience or you talk to someone there with you. She knows how and what it means to look the audience in the eye. She didnt. when she said yes she blinked just as the answer came out.

[Peddler]

Beth Broderick: You have hit the nail right on the head.......Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.

[djarvis]

Terrific blog. And you'll notice that when confronted on "The View" about his dishonest ads, McCain didn't look the ladies in the eye. He uttered that standard line that "politics is a tough business". He obviously forgot about how the Bush campaign smeared him in the 2000 campaign, because he is now using Rove political tactics to try and smear Obama. McCain has no honor anymore.

[obamagal]

... and even Rove says he's going too far ...

[ericmiami]

Wonderful, Beth. Thank you.

[piperflyer]

much doo doo about nothing.

[SDSL]

The very conservative "'Dear Amy" in the Chicago Tribune addressed the issue of emotional affairs today. McCain - Palin are a strange pair. Have you wondered why Cindy McCain is always on the stage, especially now? She's keeping her eye on them. And so are other Republicans who are living out some kind of warped fantasy of the CEO/POW and his secretary (I mean, VP).

[BannedFromCommenting]

Why does McCindy have to keep her eye on her husband? That would imply that Palin is attracted to McCain. Trust me, the woman calls the shots on if a relationship is a go/no-go.... I do not see Sarah Palin ever reciprocating any of McCainy-boy's advances.... She could get any fat old white republican she wanted..and I am sure there are younger better looking ones out there who would fall over themselves for her, given the shared value system alone...

[jeanrenoir]

If the imbecilic American masses, who voted for an idiot Bush to run this country into the ground, twice, actually elect McCain-Palin to deal the the collapse of our economic system that is taking place before our eyes, Bush's final gift to the nation, then the fool voters deserve exactly the worldwide Depression they will get. America in the 2000's has been the most irresponsible nation on earth since the demise of the madness of the fascist states of World War II. Our greed, incompetence, laziness, and sheer stupidity have done more damage to the planet, and the world economy, than any nation in history. We have sowed the wind of our lazy idiocy, and we and the world are now going to reap the whirlwind.

[marc1antony]

He said it all when he said she's his SOULMATE and PARTNER

[marthlois]

I thought this was a wonderful post. Someone had to call McCain for shameful man he turned into. And you did it well.

It didn't have to be this way for him. I also noticed him tinkering with his ring and grimacing during the view interview. I think he's been dealing with guilt for many reasons. Losing his honor will put him over the top.

[obamagal]

Very well said.

Great article - I'm passing it on.

[larry278]

Maybe McCain has, at last, found himself. Now, we need somebody to take it away from him & hide it better so that he doesn't find it till after Obama is in the White House. There are times when the quest to find one's 'true' self isn't worth the bother. Sen McCain's quest is like that.

[Rjchinook]

We must not lose sight and allow the swift voting get to us. We are all in this together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK1LZ_eILSA


YES WE CAN!

[sjmaureen]

If someone had told me 8 years ago that John McCain would sell his soul to "the agents of intoerence" That he had railed against I would have laughed out loud. I was stunned to hear him on the view talking about "God's plan for us" I have sick feeling that Bush Cheney and the gang are pulling the strings and fighting to retain power.

[MmeFlutterbye]

John McCain hasn't changed...He's just been outed!

[boing007]

He will do anything to become President. Desperation rules his soul.