The tiresome McCain

Now John McCain wants to take Barack Obama on a trip to Iraq.

Maybe he wants to take Barack shopping.

Flashback: early April, 2007. McCain and fellow senator Lindsey Graham go shopping at Baghdad's Shorja market, because they want to show the world how nice things have become in Iraq. Let's see, who was the other guy with them? Oh yes, that was General David Petraeus. And things go so well for that lovely hour that Graham brags he got five rugs for five dollars.

What the photos did not show was the McCain-Graham protective entourage: 100 soldiers acting as bodyguards, with three Blackhawk helicopters and two Apache gunships hovering above. (At least one photo did show McCain in his bulletproof vest.)

Anyway. I don't think Barack wants to accept the invitation. But not to worry, John. You won't have to go alone. I keep seeing you with Lindsey Graham and/or Joe Lieberman at your side or close behind you. Take them both with you. Lieberman can whisper in your ear when you unload your next whopper on camera. And Graham could probably use a few more rugs.

P.S. McCain's disciples must be quite relieved that four lobbyists on his candidacy team have gone bye-bye. Hmmm. Four down, fourty-eight to go.