Not helpful

Today's NY Times has a story highlighting the two times John McCain almost became a Democrat, and the liberal blogosphere is eating it up as if this was the greatest thing since swiss cheese. I say, "Not so fast!" Emphasizing this news doesn't do us any good in the general election. It just reinforces the presses meme that McCain is a maverick who looks out for the good of his country, even at the expense of his party. That's all a bunch of rot. McCain votes with the thuglicans 85 percent of the time, just about the average for most thuglicans and far above the average for most Dems. This kind of talk only encourages independents and conservative Democrats to vote for McCain. Yes, it may cost him something among his base, but who of that crowd would vote Democratic anyway? We need to bring out what a total whacko McCain is (see Paul Krugman today).