Whether it's Iraq or Crocs, the song remains the same. John McCain gets all his favorite talking points from the president.



But, hey, my kids love them, too.

...people cringe. This is especially so when the Arizona senator delivers a prepared speech. Unfortunately for McCain, the way to get television airtime in a presidential election is to deliver prepared speeches that outline policy proposals that differ from those of your opponent. We all remember McCain's train-wreck performance the night that Barack Obama officially clinched the Democratic nomination. That green-backdrop disaster is now the stuff of YouTube legend. Well, if you thought McCain had simply suffered a bad night, and had put his teleprompter woes behind him, have a look at yesterday's reprise (courtesy of TPM). The small, snide man is back in action, looking as un-presidential as ever.



Listen to that crowd response. Ouch. By now, it's all getting a little old.