I think it's official; John McCain jumped the shark today.

[Barack_America]

Does anyone disagree?

This is possibly the most bizarre behavior I've ever seen in a political campaign.

The Senate doesn't want his "help" and the debate commission has called his bluff. Besides being bizarre, this has all the trappings of an epic fail.

Beyond foolish.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7167894&mesg_id=7167894

[FightingIrish]

1. I think he humped the barracuda.

[billyoc]

6. Oh--

:spray:

:rofl:

[Faygo Kid]

17. Duzy.

!

[unblock]

2. yeah, how can he back out of this one? he can't!

and then he has to appear to have contributed something meaningful to the bailout bill.

[vaberella]

3. No doubt. He screwed up big time. n/t

[Maven]

4. He tried to set a trap for Obama and wound up setting one for himself.

Obama turned the double-bind right back on him.

Not only that, McCain looks rash and overly dramatic and his campaign is officially "suspended" leading to the conclusion it's falling apart.

[Barack_America]

14. Lol. It's just crazy. So here he is, campaign suspended...

Headed to Capitol Hill without a clue of what's going on there, going to that debate whether he likes it or not...

It's just too hilarious. I am stunned that he set himself up like this.

[NatBurner]

5. again?

even the shark is like, "give it a rest, john"

[holiday]

8. well it's obvious he is like Bush. He does gut reaction things

without thinking. It's been backfiring...

[yardwork]

26. I'm surprised to say this, but he actually seems worse than Bush.

[PerfectSage]

7. The coverage on CNN agrees with you :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. Hell, he cleared the ocean.

(Per your request from the other thread) ;)

[Barack_America]

30. He certainly freaking did.

I don't know if you're a baseball fan, but today was a "I don't believe what I just saw!" moment for me.

[Raster]

10. This only goes to further prove just how out of his league McCain really is.

[Starry Messenger]

11. He's making Bush look like a genius.

I can't believe I just typed that.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. You mean like this?

"Aaay!"

[GalleryGod]

13. Somebody call FONZIE & Richie!

:wow: McShiite is "out where the buses don't run".:scared:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

15. This is the single dumbest thing I have ever seen a nominee for President do

This is dumber than Gary Hart's "follow me around" challenge. This is dumb on the level of picking Mooselini. This is dumber than Dukakis in the tank.

He thought he was being so clever, and O outfoxed him completely. If Grampy didn't remind you of Grandpa Simpson or Cotton Hill, before, he sure should now.

[FatDave]

27. It's as dumb as when Perot dropped out in 1992.

And then jumped back in.

[krkaufman]

16. Yeah, unless the media completely rolls over for him, this is going to go very badly for him.

Especially if the media bothers to highlight that McCain has spent the last few days just chaperoning Palin's meet-and-greet at the UN and is delaying his return to Washington so he can speak at the Clinton Global Initiative.

If his presence is so critical, why isn't he flying back immediately?

[Barack_America]

25. And why hasn't he been in the Senate since April?

The Senate does seem to find a way to function without him.

I can't believe he walked into this.

[LoKnLoD]

18. It smells of Rovian BS

and very few are falling for that crap anymore.

[blm]

19. They are left with NOTHING after today. Now they HAVE to try and steal BIGGER and I'm not so sure

BushInc could pull it off without setting themselves up for exposure. After today, how could a MAJORITY of people possibly BELIEVE that McCain pulled ahead?

[RagAss]

20. McCOWARD !!!!

[Cosmic Charlie]

21. He definitely nuked the fridge!

[Eric J in MN]

22. Democats shouldn't vote the bailout, period, but...

...doing so without McCain voting for it will present a campaign issue Republicans can use against Democrats this year and for years to come.

[Ichingcarpenter]

23. McCain was playing CRAPS again and came up with snake eyes

It was a suckers bet and he took it.

[lolamio]

24. I agree. This has been transparent from the word Go. I really do wonder if that old guy has lost it.

[Ichingcarpenter]

28. McCain just crashed his 6th plane.... that's what just happened

The only planes left in his hanger is biplane now.

[Barack_America]

29. Lol. Good analogy. nt

[IDemo]

31. It's now the Lipstick on a Dead Duck '08 campaign

not a pretty sight..

[Bluenorthwest]

32. Time to parade around the UN with Aunt Sarah

But no time to debate. Wow. It is such an emergency that he's rushing to DC. Tomorrow. Late Afternoon. After a nice breakfast and a big speech event, for the first time in months. What kept him from going last week? Or today?
He's as dumb as a bag of Carly Fiorinas.

[cliffordu]

33. He's been treating the shark like a jump rope.

[ORDem]

34. Quintissential McCain. Always looking one mm past his nose.

React, react, react, never a thought between.

:kick:

[crazy_vanilla]

35. to use Republican vocabulary, he shot himself in both feet

:nuke:

[crazy_vanilla]

36. he is definitely senile and confused

I can just imagine his McClearThought self with a finger on the red button.