John McCain Is Dumb.

Via Think Progress:

McCAIN: I don’t know why he would do that. Mr. Limbaugh is a voice of a significant portion of our conservative movement in America. He has a very wide viewing audience. He is entitled to his views, and he has a lot of people who listen very carefully to him. I don’t know why that the President would take him on. He’s part of the political landscape, and he plays a role.


Um, Senator? Politics involves "taking people on," especially if:
  1. You have contrasting political philosophies
  2. The person you are "taking on" said he wanted you to fail.

And on that note, Obama didn't take Limbaugh on, Limbaugh took Obama on. Limbaugh though Obama would either cower or ignore him, and when he didn't, Limbaugh goes into full-on "Victim Mode."

Also: having a "wide audience" and having views does not mean the President of the United States has to agree with you. Take this (imaginary) role reversal for example:

ON KEITH OLBERMANN'S "COUNTDOWN," SEN. JOHN KERRY SAID THE FOLLOWING ABOUT PRESIDENT McCAIN'S COMMENTS TOWARD POLITICAL RADIO HOST THOM HARTMAN:

KERRY: I don’t know why he would do that. Mr. Hartman is a voice of a significant portion of our progressive movement in America. He has a very wide viewing audience. He is entitled to his views, and he has a lot of people who listen very carefully to him. I don’t know why that the President would take him on. He’s part of the political landscape, and he plays a role.

Now; if John McCain was President and Thom Hartman said something like, "I want him to fail," and McCain replied, "Don't listen to Thom Hartman," and Sen. Kerry went on TV and said what's above...well, how many Republicans would be decrying the "unfair treatment" that "our newly inaugurated President" is receiving "from the Left?" How many would respond calling Hartman a traitor? How many would just simply snort, "Who cares about Kerry, he lost the election?"

I know this scenario isn't far-fetched because we've lived it for eight friggin' years. Anyone challenging a Republican President was committing treason. Not bowing down to every law he wanted passed was being "obstructionist."

And now with a Democrat in the White House? Well, dissension is all the rage!

What a difference an election makes.

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