It's only a matter of time for McCain

I meant to get to this one the other day - but it bears mentioning now. John McCain's campaign is about out of gas. Talk about a ray of sunshine on a cold Washington State day - I've been waiting to type those words for some time now. I wonder how Judas John feels now that he realizes that this dream of becoming president will never, ever become a reality.

Too bad it's all of his own doing. By trying to appeal to the radical-right, conservative base, he lost the abandoned the principles that made him an attractive bi-partisan candidate in the first place.

The latest blow is that his media team has resigned, or as I like to call it, rats jumping off a sinking ship.

From AP:

Sen. John McCain's advertising consultants have resigned from his presidential campaign, the latest in a rash of staff shake-ups in recent weeks.

McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker on Wednesday described the departure of Russ Schriefer and Stuart Stevens as amicable and said the Arizona Republican "appreciates their service" but accepted their resignations when they were offered Monday night.

Schriefer and Stevens were part of George W. Bush's campaign team in 2000 and 2004 and were part of Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign. The Wall Street Journal first reported the departures Wednesday night.

While the two had an agreement to work for the McCain campaign, FEC records indicate that they had not been paid and were not owed any money.

Read more Here.

I can't blame them for leaving - maybe there's still time to get aboard another failing campaign - maybe America's Mayor is looking for help - they could swim over to that sinking ship so they could jump off that one later on as well. Okay, Giuliani's campaign isn't quite sinking yet, but a guy can wish, can't he?

In a way, it's too bad about McCain, though. I really would have considered voting for the John McCain circa 2000 - I don't know where that McCain went, but we haven't seen him in quite some time, and we probably never will again.

As Crooks & Liars opined the other day, probably the only reason he's staying in the race is to get matching federal funds so he can pay down his mounting campaign debt.