Doh! McCain Lets Air Out of Campaign Talking Point

McCain had us going there for a while, ridiculing the idea of keeping tires inflated. Of course it's common sense. Of course it's easily demonstrated that proper maintenance yields positive benefits. But he didn't think so. He thought it was some kind of liberal fantasy that reality had cooked up just to flummox conservatives.

O! how much effort his campaign put into this crazy business, that flat tires are just as good as inflated ones. Their points of course were well-taken: 1) It's only flat on one side; and, 2) It saves air for future generations.

But cruising along the road, McCain had a blowout, that is, he's blown the issue. Now he agrees with Obama. See, that wasn't so hard. Obama speaks the truth, McCain believes otherwise, then somehow, perhaps through the occasional serendipity that confusion gives, he changes his mind.

Now we can all rest easily, having believed all these years that air in tires wasn't a bad idea. We can repump them with a clear conscience and once again go on our merry way!

So what did the former maverick say?

"And could I mention that Senator Obama a couple of days ago said that we ought to all inflate our tires, and I don’t disagree with that. The American Automobile Association strongly recommends it."

Notice there's nothing about the experience we've all had for years with inflating tires and assuming it was of value. He heard it from the AAA -- it took their expertise in these matters finally to convince McCain. The word has come down, yes, that air in tires is actually a good thing. Whatever it took for him to arrive at this earthshaking knowledge, we all can rejoice!