John McCain is a phony

For today's takedown, I'd like to direct your attention to this excellent post by Greg over at The Talent Show.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, John McCain is a phony. Of course, getting the public to see through McCain's carefully-constructed persona is difficult when the media is so complicit in enforcing the view that he's a no-nonsense, straight-talking tough guy who's willing to reach across the aisle to do the right thing...

...Even when they're questioning McCain, they can't help but point out how tough he is. Of course, if McCain was an actual "maverick" he wouldn't have waited until after an election year to talk tough on torture. I guess in media-land, "maverick" is defined as the first Republican to jump on a Democratic bandwagon. Nevermind what liberals say, the media likes to save their praise until McCain's pollsters tells him to "reach across the aisle". Blech.

Betweeen the ellipses (go read!) you'll find a raft of sick-making suckup quotes from all of your favorite talking heads. If you don't have the time, here's the magic code word: maverick