Sarah Palin is still being led around on a leash by John McCain. Today, McCain dragged her to Lebanon, Ohio, where he had Palin lie about her opposition to the Bridge to Nowhere…again.
Let me tell you something, dear readers. This spectacle is the perfect example of why political bloggers are so important. Without us there would be no one to horsewhip the media into covering this violence against the truth. In this particular instance, I don’t have any complaints about the quantity of the media’s coverage. Even the Wall Street Journal is calling McCain and Palin liars. The cable channels are playing clips that flatly contradict the McCain-Palin line. It’s not that the media isn’t exposing the lies, but as Atrios notes, they are allowing a ‘debate’ over this issue. There should be no debate even allowed over such a stark set of facts.
But here’s something to consider. As the McCain-Palin tour continues there are two developing stories. One is over why McCain is afraid to let Palin campaign alone or do any interviews. The other is over the bizarre spectacle of this Bridge to Nowhere neverending fib. What does it tell us about the McCain-Palin campaign and how they would govern that they will tell lies so brazenly and unapologetically, day after day after day after day?
Isn’t that what ruined the Bush administration? Didn’t Scott McClellan write a book about just that point?
