McCain Showing His Age, Rapid Brain Cell Death

In a move usually reserved for long-faced New Englanders, John McCain performed an impressive backflip, made even more impressive by the fact that I'm fairly confident that his joints are in pretty bad shape.

Remember back in the day when John McCain was all anti increased drilling in the United States? Waaaaaay back when. Waaaaaaaaaaaay back when he was running for president the last time. Yeah. John McCain, the man who was so against new drilling in the United States back in the stone age of 2000, is now blaming Barack Obama for the ridiculous cost of gas. There's a fucking tv ad about it: "Pump" TV Ad

Since fucking when is Barack Obama opposed to energy independence, reducing America's dependence on foreign oil, and, you know, making energy affordable? But whatever, like that's the point.

No. The point is, that this is fucking stupid. Let us not even try to blame Barack Obama, or even Democrats in general for the high cost of oil (unless you're trying to make the argument that Democrats voted to go to war in Iraq, in which case, kindly go fuck yourself. We don't have time for that argument). Regardless of who voted for it, the invasion of Iraq, and subsequent clusterfuckery is a totally Republican initiative. Also, which is the party drafting green energy legislation, pushing for renewable energy, and, you know, believing in global warming? Democrats, Democrats, and Democrats.

Also, not that it needs to be said again, but increasing domestic drilling is not going to significantly affect the cost of oil. Don't make me tell you why for the millionth time.

For more: McCain Urges More Drilling, Blames Obama For Gas Prices

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As a proud parent of Snark Nation, allow me to explain the simple yet ridiculously motivating force behind this little piece of cyberspace heaven: most political blogs really, really suck. Seriously. They're terrible. I mean, as much as I love reading what professional bloggers have to say about this morning's Washington Post op-ed, and argue with themselves about whether telecom immunity in FISA is actually a big deal or whether the ACLU is just acting like a neglected middle child, frankly, political blogs have turned into one giant clusterfuck of a therapy session wherein otherwise unemployed Political Science majors and law school rejectees pretend they know things about how politics "works."

I know, life is tough. That career you could have had as a strategist at a top DC firm mocks you every day as you drag your hungover ass from your bed and start perusing the internet for stuff to make fun of. How could this have happened? You have that degree hanging on your wall and everything! I know you're bitter. (You probably also cling to your guns and religion in a vain attempt to fill the soul-sucking void in your life.) But let's not forget that no one fucking cares.

This is a blog, not a therapy session. And with that, snark away.