I would never have bet that John McCain is the dumbest Republican in Congress--I don't think he's terribly bright, but this is a group that includes Steve King and Michele Bachmann, lest we forget--but with this Iranian saga he's certainly upping his prospects for the crown. Here is the man who might well have been our president, courtesy of Dave Weigel: "We’re not interfering when we take the side of the opposition."
I don't even know how to respond to this. It might well be the stupidest thing ever said by a human being in history. Stupider than General John Reynolds' "Nonsense, they couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-," which is usually my benchmark. I'm literally almost speechless--we're getting into flat earth territory here. I'm really, really, really hoping that Gabrielle Giffords decides to give this senile old bastard a run for his money. Janet Napolitano would be good as well, though my guess is that she's going to try to beat Jon Kyl in 2012 instead of a year after joining the Obama administration. Hell, I'd even be fine if a some anti-immigration nativist Republican unseated him. Who will rid me of this turbulent priest? Ms. Giffords, if you do decide to run, I'll donate your first $100.
