McCain's Strategy

Commenter Goethian reviews McCain's new Pony Plan for Iraq:

1. Get elected
2. ???
3. Victory!

Sounds good to me.

Comments

Just like the underpants gnomes!

1) Collect underpants
2) ???
3) Profit!

Posted by mcd | May 16, 2008 11:32 AM

Sounds better than the Democratic approach to the unsustainable trajectory of our entitlement costs:

1) Ignore problem.

2) Free health care for everybody!

3) What problem?

Posted by Fred | May 16, 2008 11:42 AM

This same plan certainly worked out well for Lil' Boots.

Oh, wait -- if it had worked for Lil' Boots, then Flyboy wouldn't have to use it, would he?

Posted by Jemand von Niemand | May 16, 2008 11:42 AM

This is an old joke.

Posted by Justin | May 16, 2008 11:42 AM

I wouldn't say this to a Republican, but isn't what McCain said about the same as what both Obama and Clinton have said?

Posted by John Petty | May 16, 2008 11:42 AM

If he's going to be so all powerful and omniscient maybe he can wrangle a real, human personality for Cindy. She has "Stepford" and a model number tattooed on her ass, I just know it. And don't touch that hair, it'll cut you!!

Posted by steve duncan | May 16, 2008 11:44 AM

Not surprising given McCain's apparent understanding of history. According to him:

1)Reagan elected
2)???
3)Iran released hostages

Posted by Mike | May 16, 2008 11:44 AM

This is an old joke.

Posted by Justin | May 16, 2008 11:45 AM

This is an old joke.

Posted by Justin | May 16, 2008 11:45 AM

LET THE MEME DIE IT MAKES MCCAIN SEEM YOUNG.

Posted by PowerGamer | May 16, 2008 11:47 AM

Apologies to all for *triple* posting.

Posted by Justin | May 16, 2008 11:49 AM

No problem, Justin. That one is so good, it never gets old. Even if you post it three times. And say it's old to begin with.

Posted by Wile E. Coyote | May 16, 2008 12:30 PM

That should be the Dems ad for the fall. McCain's magical pony plan.

Posted by eh? | May 16, 2008 12:48 PM

1) Ignore problem.

2) Free health care for everybody!

3) What problem?

Yeah, that's crap, they forgot they need to extend the Bush tax cuts into infinity so that federal revenues can skyrocket! It'll start working any day now.

Posted by Jake H. | May 16, 2008 12:55 PM

2) Free health care for everybody

wow that's fantastic. is somebody really propsing that, cause i want to know where to sign up.

i've been laboring under the assumption that some people would get help with their insurance but that health care was something we would pay part of and our insurance the rest .

Posted by dj spellchecka | May 16, 2008 1:14 PM

Isn't this the same plan Bush used? Maybe there's a slight difference:

1. Invade Iraq
2. "Victory"
3. ?????????

Posted by RJ | May 16, 2008 2:03 PM

Isn't this the same plan Bush used? Maybe there's a slight difference:

1. Invade Iraq
2. "Victory"
3. ?????????

Posted by RJ | May 16, 2008 2:04 PM

Sorry for the double post. I must have had the same problem as Justin.

Posted by RJ | May 16, 2008 2:06 PM

Hey, I'm famous!!

...and it's Goethean you illiterate numbskull.

Posted by goethean | May 16, 2008 2:43 PM

Perfect!

We want victory today, all day
Search for dubya-em-dee
We won't stop until we git Hussein
Yum yum yummy yum yay
Time to go to work, invade Iraq
Search for terrorists today
We won't stop until we have cheap oil!
Yum yum yummy yum yay

Posted by DCBob | May 16, 2008 2:45 PM

Given that McCain is saying victory in Iraq will happen in 2013 (conveniently after the 2012 elections), I think the formula is more like this:

1. Get elected
2. Get re-elected
3. ???
4. Victory!

Posted by co_rina | May 16, 2008 6:59 PM

"Hey, I'm famous!!

...and it's Goethean you illiterate numbskull.

Posted by goethean | May 16, 2008 2:43 PM "

Goethean wins the thread.

Now when is Matt going to answer my two questions on Iran in his blog and make me famous?

No balls, Matt! No balls!

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | May 16, 2008 9:31 PM