Mmm. You smell like... integrity.
by Kagro X
Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 12:03:15 PM PDT
Yet, in pointing to those vulnerabilities in her rival, Clinton has heightened the most obvious liability she would carry into a fight against McCain. In an age of deep cynicism about politicians of both parties, McCain is the rare exception who is not assumed to be willing to sacrifice personal credibility to prevail in any contest.
When you assume, of course, you make an ass out of... Well, look. I'm not buying it. You're the ass here, not me.
Want to see just how McMaverick "isn't willing to sacrifice personal credibility to prevail in any contest?"
We all know the story.
The Bush campaign, in 2000, spread rumors in South Carolina that McCain had fathered a child out of wedlock. That ridiculous dirty trick was widely regarded as having cost McMaverick the SC primary.
Fast forward a few years, and here's a picture of McMaverick maintaining his personal credibility:
Only in the stale air of Washington's luncheon clubs does this look like someone putting his personal credibility above prevailing in a political contest.
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