evolution

El Borak (see original for footnotes):

The thing* I’ve always hated about McCain has been the fact that he has made his career of playing to his press peanut gallery. And the reason he has been able to do so has been that he has always been willing to go against the current trend of the GOP in the most public fashion possible. There seems to be nothing the press likes better than an anti-Republican Republican with a big mouth, or what they call a “maverick**”.

But it’s going to fun*** to watch McCain as all the perquisites he has come to count on from the press are withdrawn en todo as soon as he becomes the Republican nominee. He is no longer the maverick Republican who is willing to work with Russ Feingold or Ted Kennedy****. He is no longer the principled statesman who is willing to stand up for the public good against those evil Republicans.

It’s so predictable that it’s barely even noteworthy any more.

UPDATE [19:07]: Star chickenhead: “By the way, didn’t The Times endorse McCain?” Come on, pal. Aren’t you in show biz too?