McCain just out and out lies

It's been a long time since I was shocked at the idea a politician might fib, fabricate, stretch or wiggle the truth. Really.

But today, John McCain pulled one that puts 'I did not have sex with that woman' to shame.

Marking the passage of the Jim Webb bill to give GI Bill benefits to soldiers fighting in Iraq, McCain notes:

"I'm happy to tell you that we probably agreed to an increase in educational benefits for our veterans that not only gives them increase in their educational benefits, but if they stay in for a certain period of time than they can transfer those educational benefits to their spouses and or children. That's a very important aspect I think of incentivizing people of staying in the military."

"Probably" is there because "we" didn't do a damn thing. The Senate voted but we didn't show up.

But really the lie involves the word happy. This is the bill that some feared would encourage soldiers not to re-enlist and opposed.

Among those who opposed it were the GOP twins President Bush and John McCain. When Obama called McCain on it, McCain flipped out with an "how dare you, I served, you young whippersapper."

But he still opposed it.

I suppose you could say he's happy the Senate overrule that bastard John McCain, but really. I guess you could say oral opposition (like oral sex?) isn't really opposition (sex) if you wanted to pull a Clinton.

But Mr. Straight Talk Express? Never.

Sadly, we can't expect McCain to be called on it. I blogged recently about the lie he told newsweek -- saying he hadn't said something in a speech when he had, and you can watch the video from any Internet connection -- and, yet, newsweek hasn't called him on it.

I'm betting only the blogosphere will call him on this.