Can we finally be rid of the "Straight Talk Express" nonsense?

Its sad to see John McCain trying to reformulate himself to appeal to the radical right. And he had long been outspoken on the pernicious influence of money on the integrity of the political process. I think all politicians, with few exceptions, rationalize compromising their principles by saying "well my positions are more correct than my opponents, so I "owe" it to the public to get elected no matter what compromises I have to make.

When McCain says, We lost it", you know he means that in every possible way. To surmise, he THINKS he agrees with the Resident, without actually knowing is even more troubling.

But the worst is now knowing that he is relying on Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma for ANYTHING.

Among Coburn's greatest misses:

1. He advocates the death penalty for abortionists.

2. He protested NBC's airing of the historically significant movie "Schindler's List". Coburn said in airing the movie NBC had taken television "to an all-time low, with full-frontal nudity, violence and profanity". He also said the broadcast should outrage parents and decent-minded individuals everywhere.

3. Everytime he squares off against a political opponent, he frames it as a battle between good and evil. He's always Mr. Good.

4. He has suggested all doctors demand an HIV test from patients before providing care.

5. He has declared homosexuality is the greatest threat America faces, apparently even greater than Al-Qaeda.

Good thinking McCain! How sad and tired you have seemingly become.

Put a fork in em he is done ! ... he can't handle the media, he can't stay on message, and he is being rattled by condom questions...PLEASE condom questions... he has done better in the past but, its over for him....Republicans and the Nation better look elsewhere.

"'Whether I support government funding for them or not, I don't know,' McCain said about contraceptives."

Ah yes. It's so good to have the "Straight Talk Express" back on the road again.

He should have just phoned up Fox network to ask them what he was supposed to say. Sad, very sad.

Starting to sound like Kerry

I used to like John McCain, when he truly seemed to be a maverick and took stands he really believed in, consequences be damned. Now he reflexively agrees with George W. Bush, without knowing the exact position the President holds and refers to other politicians points of views, as if he is afraid to express his own. McCain is now like all the other politicians and his "Straight Talk" express is just a sham

When one if getting on in years, I guess straight talk isn't quite as easy as it was when was a boy in the locker room.

Glad to see that the accountability session quickly ended and the boys on the bus got back to towel-snapping.

Seriously, haven't you guys learned anything? You were taken in by the first McCain campaign in 2000, taken in by the whole George Bush campaign access and the nicknaming thing, and look like you're being taken in again by Straight Talk 2: 2008 Boogaloo.

Quick question about riding on the bus. If you're a reporter, do you have to check your journalistic ethics at the door?

"Whether I support government funding for them or not, I don't know,"

It's heart-breaking how bemused he sounds.

For people who have morals beyond the lives of millions at stake, and choose to carefully hide beneath religion to explain disastrous choices - it is about time they go to hell.

"It's not often that a reporter stumps John McCain."

That statement is so pathetic it's disgusting. McCain's immigration position is so incredibly easy to "stump" that I'll bet if I had the same access as the "reporters" on the bus I could end his political career with less than five minutes' of questioning.

the most important qualification for John McCain is that he is not Hillary Clinton.

Wow! It's hard for me to believe that at one time not so long ago I actually saw John McCain as a high-integrity person who might be a viable alternative candidate for the presidency.

Now he's saying dumb things like he doesn't know whether use of condoms could curtail the spread of HIV Aids .... It's an obvious despicable lie. He knows what the resst of us have known for a long time, but he's willing to sell out the truth to placate the most radical segment of the Christian right in his unprincipled attempt to be elected President.

"public funding for contraception in Africa to prevent the spread of AIDS"

Why would you fund contraception (i.e., preventing conception, that is birth control) if you want to stop a disease? Birth control pills aren't known to reduce the risk of contracting diseases to my knowledge. Condoms have been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transfer, but they don't reduce the risk in a way comparable to the way they reduce the chance of pregnancy.

I'm just curious where/when this conversation took place. I feel something this note worthy would have been documented by other news sources as well.

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