McCain: The Undead

How can John McCain possibly be leading both Clinton and Obama in some polls? Wasn't he dead just a month ago?

He didn't seem like a threat, so no one bothered to drive a stake through his heart. And now -- he's ALIVE! He walks the night, terrorizing our children and haunting our dreams...

This guy is more hawkish than Dubya, invented the "surge" and believes it's working, has a psycho anger problem, and -- apart from a few carefully selected "maverick" positions -- is basically just another hard-right corporatist with an 82% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union.

What in God's name are people thinking? Do we respond only to brand messaging?

McCain has managed his brand exceedingly well. People need to know who he really is.

I think the public will reach intelligent conclusions if they're in possession of the relevant facts -- which they most definitely do not get from the crack media, particularly where Straight Talker McCain is concerned.

Some of the following pieces are opinionated, but they're all fact-based, well sourced and attributed, and accountable to the historical record -- in other words, journalism.

They fall into the following categories:

• The Conservative Case for John McCain
  
• Mongering Peace
  
• The "Passion" of John McCain
• The Double-Talk Express
• The McCain Voting Record
• Follow the Money: McCain, Clinton and Obama Compared
• McCain On Reform
• McCain On the Economy