John McCain's Road to Perdition

THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter

It was almost shocking. Not quite the real thing, because we're largely desensitized to the unremitting pageantry of Republican racketeering, a bit like professional electricians who've been zapped so many times they scarcely even notice the sting of live voltage.

But it was, let's just say, an eye-opener:

There, Friday morning, appeared John McCain on "The View," confessing to attempted political blackmail as a defense against the charges of slander, libel, swindling, fraud, misrepresentation, mythomania, confidence gaming and character defamation.

Now keep in mind, attempted blackmail was his defense. Said McCain: "If we had done what I asked Sen. Obama to do" -- that is, hold joint, town-hall appearances -- &qu Bookmark/Search this post with: buzzflash | delicious | digg | technorati Technorati Tags: P.M. Carpenter mccain obama presidential campaign

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