The Bush/F---Yourself campaign has officially signed on war hero Sen. John McCain to be their puppy on a short leash. Maybe not tonight - maybe not tomorrow night, but some night soon - maybe at around 3:15am - McCain should be waking up and screaming at what these two fenderheads been done to his dignity since the 2000 campaign.
McCain stumps with Cheney to quash rumors
Vice President Dick Cheney, dogged by speculation that President Bush might drop him from the Republican ticket, took Sen. John McCain of Arizona on the campaign trail with him Friday to demonstrate support among GOP leaders.
The popular and independent-minded McCain not only has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Cheney but also is said to have turned down the vice presidential spot on Sen. John Kerry's Democratic ticket.
So McCain's tightly orchestrated appearance with Cheney at a rally in the Michigan capital was meant to convey one message: Cheney is staying, not going.
"It is an honor for me to introduce ... one of the most capable, most intelligent and steady vice presidents this country has ever had," McCain said to about 600 cheering Bush-Cheney supporters.
McCain went on to praise Cheney as a strong leader in the war on terrorism and an indispensable counsel to Bush in challenging times.
An energized Cheney, usually low-key and subdued, thanked McCain, took off his suit jacket and ripped into the Kerry-John Edwards ticket in a 26-minute speech.
