I saw a bit of the Colbert Report yesterday (Comedy Central’s news wing). They were doing their best to resurrect Obama’s tire gauge remark by “proving” it to be brilliant, citing AAA and government officials to show it aids with gas mileage.
It was pretty heavyhanded and altogether too transparent (they even did the Good Picture of Obama/Bad Picture of McCain trick). The Messiah is in trouble of becoming a buffoon, something McCain’s campaign is helping hasten.
McCain can afford to laugh at himself because he has the experience and career to balance it out. All Obama has is his image, and once that’s tarnished, it’s over for him.