He Was Serious?

by tristero

When McCain said this nutty thing, I assumed he was just having a pardonable senior moment:

MCCAIN: How about a spending freeze on everything but defense, veteran affairs and entitlement programs.

LEHRER: Spending freeze?

MCCAIN: I think we ought to seriously consider with the exceptions the caring of veterans national defense and several other vital issues.

But I learn from Yglesias that McCain was actually serious.

Folks, this isn’t an idea. This is just plain nuttiness on the level of a UFO behind the Hale Bopp comet, scientology, and invading Iraq. You don’t take it seriously. You laugh at it. You sneer at it. And you use it as an example of the sheer flakiness of the person who mentions it.

Note to Democrats, liberals, and other normals: Don’t explain what’s wrong with this “idea.” That serves to provide it status beyond what it is: a slurred mumble by a dipsomaniac who’s about to start hallucinating pink elephants. Just roll your eyes, tap your temple a few times, and stare pityingly at any person who brings it up.

Or you will be held responsible. Remember what happened when people took seriously invading Iraq and argued with those nuts?