Oh goody

In his recent interview on the Daily Show, John McCain states more or less explicitly that he thinks the terrorists want Obama to become president.



Please please please, Mr McCain, don't make us relive the 2004 campaign. On the other hand, I think this type of tactic leaves the Democrats a big opening. Imagine Obama delivering this line at a rally:

"Ever since this war began we've been told by the president that only by electing Republicans can we hope to defeat terror. Five years later Al Qaeda's recruitment numbers are higher than ever. John McCain says that the terrorists want you to vote for me. Are we going to fall for that again?"

I'm sure his speechwriters could come up with something better. This is the major problem McCain faces if he uses any tactics that smack of Karl Rove.

P.S. in the same interview, McCain names Dwight Schrute (a character from "The Office") as a potential running mate. This joke is really weird and makes no sense in this context. Here's how I imagine its genesis:

Strategist: The Daily Show's audience is primarily college-aged. To appeal to them I think you should reference a subversively cool, currently popular sitcom character.

McCain: Like the Fonz!

Strategist: ...