The Press corps merely squeezes John McCain, lovable old war horse that he is; a gentle currying, a tug on the forelock and a squeeze around the neck. No matter what he says. No matter what he thinks. No matter who he has around him for advice. It’s good old John so we’re on holiday!

From Max Bergmann at HuffPo

This is the week that should have effectively ended John McCain’s efforts to become the next president of the United States. But you wouldn’t know it if you watched any of the mainstream media outlets or followed political reporting in the major newspapers.

During this past week: McCain called the most important entitlement program in the U.S. a disgrace, his top economic adviser called the American people whiners, McCain released an economic plan that no one thought was serious, he flip flopped on Iraq, joked about the deaths of Iranian citizens, and denied making comments that he clearly made — TWICE. All this and it is not even Friday! Yet watching and reading the mainstream press you would think McCain was having a pretty decent political week, I mean at least Jesse Jackson didn’t say anything about him.

But let’s unpack McCain’s week in a little more detail.

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McCain Back Tracks on Afghanistan

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McCain exploits Campaign Finance Reform (which he authored) to raise millions beyond what is allowed.

McCain Uses Fund to Raise $62.3 Million
By T.W. Farnam
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Sen. John McCain raised $62.3 million for his presidential bid in the second quarter in conjunction with the Republican National Committee, according to campaign-finance reports filed Tuesday night.

The campaign gathered most of the money using an unprecedented system that allows it to collect checks as large as $70,000 from an individual by parsing the money between the campaign, the national party and state committees in four states. That fund raised $41.2 million in the three-month period.

Campaigns are limited to a $2,300 …

Much more about this and why is is a) so shameless, and b) why it has gone uncommented on.