Under (tire) Pressure

The bad idea factory otherwise known as the John McCain campaign is pimping its newest piece of clever, an Obama Tire Pressure Gauge. This handy item was issued in response to Obama's outlandish and wildly controversial aside that maintaining good tire pressure increases fuel economy.

The GOP plan is to distribute these tire gauges to newsrooms and at rallies around the country as Obama unveils his energy policy over the next week. According to McCain Campaign Manager Rick Davis, who really ought to take me off his email list, "Senator Obama's solution to high gas prices is telling Americans to make sure their tires are inflated."

Yes, it has come to this. While Atrios already asked, how is this funny, I think the answer is rather clear: In the absence of momentum, coordination, substantive policy, or a candidate who can remember what he ate for breakfast, the McCain campaign has reverted to extracting a minor comment out of context and acting as though it is the primary focus of the speech. Old political tactic, sure, but pretty lame. More over, the campaign, already financially outpaced by its Democratic rival, shelled out a bunch of cash for fucking custom tire pressure gauges.

Does this make anyone else think of that episode of Arrested Development where Michael buys all of those whistles in an attempt to encourage transparency at the Bluth Company?

But fear not, Republicans. It seems Obama is tacking right on offshore drilling as well. Next time have a little more patience before placing the order.