It's a sad commentary on the state of our news media that the toughest, most substantive, most unyielding interview John McCain has endured happened on The View. The first clip -- which I can't seem to embed -- is particularly powerful. I could imagine McCain defending the lipstick ad by calling it a joke, or saying politics is a rough business, but to defend it as a perfectly truthful interpretation of Barack Obama's statements is astonishing. McCain has truly given up every last shred of his honor, every last whisper of his dignity, to win this election. He's reached a point where he could win the office he's been seeking for a decade, but have lost everything he once recognized and admired in himself.
