1.0 link 90793 <![CDATA[GOP Rep. Slimes Obama, John McCain Fails Leadership Test]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/gop-rep-slimes-obama-john_b_90793.html The rank and unrepentant racism of GOP Rep. Steve King has presented John McCain with his first test of leadership since securing the Republican nomination. And he's failing miserably.

Faced with King's vile and imbecilic assertion that "the optics" of a Barack Obama presidency would encourage "the radical Islamists" -- and that al-Qaeda "will be dancing in the streets" if Obama wins -- McCain had a spokesman tell Fox News that McCain "doesn't agree with King's comments," and offer...

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