McCain Declares Victory Over Debate That Hasn't Happened Yet!!!

This guy is in the process of losing his marbles right before our very eyes! I am having so much fun watching this, every day is a new drama!

After suspending his campaign in order to focus all his energy on the economic crisis and then sitting like a bookend for 43 minutes in the meeting yesterday with Bush and Obama without saying a word, McCain released a campaign web ad this morning in the online version of the Wall Street Journal declaring "McCain Wins Debate!" -- put out even before the candidate had announced he was planning to debate.

"McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag background. Another ad spotted by our eagle-eyed observer featured a quote from McCain campaign manager Rick Davis declaring: "McCain won the debate-- hands down."


Here's the screenshot.

Seriously, we need to note that this guy is off his rocker, and just in case we lose him, his choice for VP is pretty scary.

I'd Say It's A Tie...

Man Charged With Battery For Farting At Cops

A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge.

The Kanawha County prosecutor's office requested that the charge be dropped against 34-year-old Jose Cruz.

Cruz, of Clarksburg, W. Va., was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station.

According to a criminal complaint, Cruz passed gas and made a fanning motion toward patrolman T.E. Parsons after being taken for a breathalyzer test.

"The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," the complaint alleged.

Cruz acknowledged passing gas, but said he didn't move his chair toward the officer nor aim gas at the patrolman. He said he had an upset stomach at the time, but police denied his request to go to the bathroom when he first arrived at the station.

"I couldn't hold it no more," he said.

He also denied being drunk and uncooperative as the police complaint alleged. He added he was upset at being prepared for a breathalyzer test while having an asthma attack. The police statement said he later resisted being secured for a trip to a hospital that he requested for asthma treatment.

Cruz said the officers thought the gas incident was funny when it happened and laughed about it with him.

Cruz, who was arrested Tuesday, still faces two charges: driving under the influence and driving without headlights, and two counts of obstruction.