I never considered myself a maverick

He got the date of the fall election wrong, for starters. I've always imagined him being comfortable in a sweater in the mist of summer. Poor old guy.

McCain: Have you seen my pants?

"You've hidden my pants, I know. Those are my pants you're hiding from me." Poor old guy.

Reviewing

From TPMTv.

Three hours ago was a long time, I don't remember. Leave me along

John McTweets his favorite 10 earmarks each day. Today,

#3. $143,000 for the Historic Jazz Foundation in Kansas City, MO
10 minutes ago from web
#8. $143,000 for the Historic Jazz Foundation in Kansas City, MO
about 3 hours ago from web

What's his name

Doddering old idiot, for your pleasure

My fellow prisoners

"Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent."

In deference to the assumption McCain's brain was in its prime at least moderately intellingent

His brain now can't remember what continent to place Spain.

McCain loses thought betwen commas

Today, the old coot addressed the meltdown of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and AIG. Said ol' John, "We're going to need a '9/11 Commission' to find out what happened and what needs to be fixed ... And I know how to fix it, and I know how to get things done."

Did I ever tell you about when the gooks had me prisoner?

Video proof

Here.

Rich old man McCain forgets how many homes he lives in

Where do I live? What kind of question is that? I don't know.

Maybe seven, maybe more. Here is a complicated attempt to answer.

McCain: Georgia conflict is the "first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War."

He forgot,

• 2 August 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait
• 1 October 1990: Rwanda civil war/genocide
• 1991: Croats declare independence from Yugoslavia
• 5 January 1991: Georgia invades South Ossetia, Russia intervenes. Not too different from the war of which McCain speaks
• 27 June 1991: Slovenians declare independence from Yugoslavia
• 27 June 1991: Bosnian War - resulting from the dissolution of Yugoslavia
• 11 December 1994: First Chechen War: Russia invades Chechnya
• ...
• 7 October 2001: US and NATO invade Afghanistan
• 20 March 2003: US and ad-hoc coalition invade Iraq
• 14 August 2006: 2006 Lebanon War: Mainly between Hezbollah and Israel

For someone who loves war, the only explanation for forgetting these dozens of wars that sparked international crises is senility.

UPDATE: Atrios comments, "I suppose this is a pretty good strategy for pretending the last 8 years didn't happen."

Addled old coot

From Veracifier.

Old man finds himself caught up as Republican candidate for president

"Maverick" McCain decided to run a positive campaign.

But he approved the, uh, Paris/Britney ad. Read the link, you'll get it.

His advisers told him to say Obama was the one playing the race card, which he does unconvincingly well.

Poor old guy. Why can't his advisers leave him alone?

McCain's senility is contageous among his campaign staffers; sometimes senility makes for issuing lame attacks

McCain forgets his campaign was subject six months ago to the same rules as Obama's.

McCain forgets we invaded Afghanistan

Nurse, nurse!

McCain is mixed up about the surge he takes credit for

Poor old man.