So, today McCain said some things that cracked me up. I mean “cracked me up” in the way that it makes me laugh at how completely out of touch with reality McCain really is.

OK, check it out and remember that his comments are in italics:

Thank you, Major General Marty Umbarger, for that kind introduction. Colonel Al Faber, Major General Poythress, Brigadier Generals Arflack, Taylor, and Ross — I thank you gentlemen as well. And let me add a warm hello to my good friend Major General Stan Spears of South Carolina, and to Brigadier General Steve Koper, and Lieutenant General John Conaway. It’s an honor to join with all of you again for this 130th General Conference. And I bring greetings from the Governor of the Great State of Alaska, Sarah Palin.

No blatant lies so far…

Every day in this country and across the world, the men and women of the National Guard are giving brave and faithful service. Everyone who wears the uniform of the United States has accepted the calling of service to a cause greater than self.

“Because country IS greater than self. It’s called communism and I think you’ll like it!”

This hard calling is what defines the citizen soldiers of the National Guard, and America is in your debt.

“Which we plan to pay off by sending you on more unjustified wars based on lies.”

“Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.”

Sorry, that was from a different McCain event. :)

As we meet, Guard members are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, while still others have just returned from a training mission in the nation of Georgia. Other guardsmen are still working to bring order and safety to the victims of Hurricane Ike along the Texas coast, just as they did after Katrina.

It’s pretty cool when we don’t abuse our men and women in uniform, isn’t it?

Our nation faces many challenges. We have all watched the crisis on Wall Street this past week, and I would like to address that for just a moment.

Because it has SO much to do with the National Guard! :P

Last Friday, I proposed a plan for comprehensive reform of the broken institutions that allowed this crisis to become a grave threat to our economy.

Was this the part about even less regulation for banks? I’m pretty sure it was the lack of regulation that got us into this mess.

At the center of the plan is the principle that we must keep people in their homes and safe guard the life savings of all Americans by protecting our financial system and capital markets.

“Life savings”?

Who’s got life savings?? How many Americans even have savings accounts?? I don’t.

Could this guy be more out of touch?
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