And while we're at it...

I'm ready for the GOP to nominate a candidate for president that didn't ride his daddys coattails for the first 40 years of his life. And was at least an above-average student when he was in college.

McCain got into the Naval Academy because his father and grandfather were big shots. He rewarded their nepotism by graduating 894th out of a class of 899. What's his excuse? He's not dumb but he didn't feel like trying very hard? I guess you could argue that since he's 80 years old it was a long time ago, doesn't matter any more. And he acquitted himself well after he got a sweet gig as a naval aviator (thanks Dad!) so you can't say he was a total fuckup. Still, there's something to be said for high achievers, even at a young age.

If you're really bored you can chart McCain's post-war career.

The convention coverage is awesome. I'm going with NPR because they make a real effort to be impartial. (That's what happens when you're publicly funded: you don't have to push an agenda, unless you're a DA in the Bush administration.)

So much noise, so little signal. This from NPR:
President Bush Tuesday night hailed Sen. John McCain as "the man we need."
Need for what, exactly? Need to fix your epic blunders?

Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman told delegates at the GOP convention that he was backing McCain "because country matters more than party."
That's from the guy that couldn't win his own party's primary in his home state so he ran as an independent and won anyway. Fuck Connecticutt.

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