Adultery Is Baaaaaaad-- Unless You're John McCain

Some annoying Republican shill was leaving comments on all the DWT posts last week demanding we discuss the latest Infotainment news about John Edwards' tawdry affair. No one here found anything worth saying that wasn't already part of the unfortunate zeitgeist. But this morning I found a video at DailyKos-- a segment of a GOP propaganda broadcast on Fox that I somehow must have missed-- that is just what they must have wanted us to put up. On it Sean Hannity explains that McCain was beaten everyday for his country and that it's ok that he broke his vows and committed adultery, which, apparently, was a celebration of the Vietnamese not having broken his spirit. You know... extenuating circumstances... A little insight into GOP-think? Hannity also criticizes John Edwards' 28,000 square foot mansion but must have forgotten that John McCain has TEN HOMES (although that may be because McCain may own 11 or 12 or 13 homes. That's a lot of homes, even for as big a celebrity as John McCain.) John Edwards isn't running for office and, at this point, his problems are personal not public. If he broke his vows, that's now between himself and his wife-- unless he runs for office again. John McCain, on the other hand, is running for office and our ability to trust him and believe him when he makes a vow is important. And his adulterous nature didn't just stop when he hooked up with Cindy. John McCain is the most deceitful man in American politics.