As will no doubt be pointed out many times McCain's recent record on veterans sucks donkey dick.

He didn't support the GI health benefits nor the GI college program.

Of course, if you are Republican, "Support our Troops," means, "Hide behind our troops for political cover while simultaneously screwing our troops over. Oh, and bumper stickers and lapel pins are the ulitmate sign of patriotness."

Seems to me this line here should be the jumping off point of Obama's response:

Positions that helped him win his nomination

First thing that comes to mind is McCain's statement that he wouldn't support his own immigration bill now.

Yeahh, supporting the troops like opposing giving them educational benefits for their trouble?:

http://www.thepersonalispolitical.com/2008/05/mccain-and-republicans-reward-troops-by.html

Time to go make another contribution to the Obama Campaign.

Guess who else "voted against funding the troops"?

John McCain!

Seems like something that should be mentioned by the cable news channels that'll undoubtedly play this ad on a constant loop...

It's over.

Obama's concession speech will probably begin shortly.

This tagline at the end of Barack Obama's response commercial should be:

"John McCain, a candidate almost as clumsy as his campaign commercials..."

Memo to McGoo: Enjoy the next few weeks of lobbing grenades, because once the debates start you're gonna get your shriveled, old ass handed to you on a plate.

Now Obama is changing to help himself become president

Wasn't it just yesterday that they were claiming that he's like Bush in that he hasn't changed his position?

It's certainly no surprise that the McCain camp will produce despicable mangles for the length of the campaign. He's desperate, what else would he do?
Oh, maybe jeopardize Obama's life (as well as a contingent of other Senators) by revealing when they will be landing in Iraq. There's strategic thinking for you...

Brutal if it's taken seriously, I guess. But will it be? And if so, by whom? Those are the key questions.

I hope that the Obama campaign has seen this ad so that they can bust out an ad to rebut the claims in it.

I do think the Obama camp needs to hit back at this sort of thing fast and the best would be as others have said to cite the instances where Obama supported the troops and McCain did not. What is more I think it is important to frame the idea of bringing home the troops from Bush's unnecessary war as a way to "support the troops".

I know I'm late arriving, as usual.

But I gotta say, that was supposed to be a "negative" ad? Has everyone already forgotten Hillary's 3 AM Phone Call ad (aka the Red Phone ad)? That was far more frightening and menacing, with the music track and the threatening voice. This thing is narrated by a young-sounding pointy-head, the music track for the first half sounds like a cereal commercial (or an anti-depressant ad). The only remotely menacing or "serious" sounding segment is the last ten seconds when you get to the flag background with the ringing bell. (Admiral, anyone?)

I bet nobody will take it seriously. The "pinocchio" factor is also off the charts.

I notice that the ad steers clear of showing much of the old man or anything he has to say. Smart policy. No one wants to see his mug.

Well John McCain, you asked for it. Don't cry when the gun responds to your knife.

"Positions that helped him win his nomination. Now Obama is changing to help himself become president."

Ah, thus a man who is in the last stages of staggering drunkenness will, if he can articulate, swear to you - "upon his conscience now (and may he never stir from the spot alive if he is telling a lie) upon his conscience he has not tasted a drop of any thing, good or bad since morning" but a half a pint of whiskey.

McCain: C*ntry First

Look how well going against himself on FISA protected Obama from this attack in his patriotism and his "toughness" on terror!

Gee, I'm really, really glad he screwed the whole nation over FISA now, aren't you? This way he will blunt Republican criticism of him for being weak. Uh huh. Right.

And this, folks, is only the first salvo of smears and innuendos. The Republicans are going to screw Obama to the wall not just as not being tough and being against the troops, but as a two-faced liar who no matter what he says is not really for American aims in the world and certainly not for our troops. And the bow they will tie it all up with is going to be his insincere, appeasing FISA vote. Oy!

So far John McCain is doing everything in this campaign he said he wouldn't do. Going back on his word has become the hallmark of his campaign. Each time he does something like this it eats away at the "mavrick" image he has tried so hard to put together. Last year McCain voted with Bush 100% of the time -- that is, when he even bothered to vote. Some maverick that is!