Desperate McCain Resorts To Blatant Lie

Seeing his chance for the nomination rapidly collapsing, John McCain is going all out to try and derail Mitt Romney, even if it means telling an outright, terrible untruth:

John McCain accused Mitt Romney of wanting to withdraw troops from Iraq, drawing immediate protest from his Republican presidential rival who said: "That's simply wrong and it's dishonest, and he should apologize."

Mitt Romney is reluctant to use the word lie.  I'm not.  McCain's assertion is simply untrue and cannot possibly be proven accurate.  I tend to agree with Hugh Hewitt's thoughts:

The McCain charge is so wildly untrue that it will cause even McCain supporters to blanch.  This is the old McCain of 2000, lashing out when the tide turns against him.  Inventing a wholly new line of attack that is instantly understood to be false is a sign of a campaign in disarray.

McCain's gambit is to try to change the debate from the economy to national security in the days immediately preceding the Republican primary.  It won't work and it's regrettable that an otherwise honorable man would tell an outright fib in his attempt to stave off an all but certain defeat.  I'm embarrased for McCain. 

Hugh has it right when he refers to McCain in the following manner:  Great American, lousy Senator, terrible Republican.

Comments

[schex86]

McCain's strategists are very aware of the free pass being handed to them by the MSM, and since polling data now shows Romney catching up to and even surpassing the old letch, they figure why not take a shot at containing the Romney surge. They are also very aware how critical a win in Florida is to the eventual nomination, and they are calling in all their favors, such as managing to wring an endorsement out of Sen Martinez in the 11th hour.

If Romney manages to win in spite of all this, McCain will have lost his "inevitable" status, and even though he may remain the MSM's darling (even though they won't be voting for him) the nomination will be Romney's to win or lose.

[Tom]

On Chris Wallace Fox news this morning I saw Romney say that Malaki and bush should come up with timetables to withdraw, and just not make it public.

Romney has shown himself willing to say whatever he thinks the Party ideologues want him to say.

Remember what he said about outdoing Kennedy on Gay Rights?? Pro-Abortion and some WANT to believe he has integrity.