They Have No Excuse

There have been several attempts to create a catchy slogan that the Dems can use against the Republicans--heck, even Newt Gingrich offered some advice (boiling it down to "Had Enough?"). But I kinda like this one: They Have No Excuse. This comes from a comment made by a woman at a New Hampshire town hall meeting with presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain (hat tip to Daily Kos diarist hekebolos):

When Jean Diamond asked Sen. John McCain a polite but tough question about federal spending last weekend, McCain turned churlish.

"I'm not getting anything I really need and my grandchildren are getting saddled with $9 trillion in debt," said Diamond, a Keene retiree. "Why should I vote Republican?"

Because, McCain replied, Democrats have also voted to increase federal spending.

"Maybe," the Arizona Republican suggested, "you should vote for the vegetarians."

Diamond was not amused by McCain's sarcasm. "Republicans are in charge of three Houses," she snapped back. "You have no excuse."

But here's the best part:

McCain shook his head. "Yes, ma'am," he said, peering at the 500 people gathered at the town meeting. "I knew we should have cut this thing off."

Looks like Maverick's been getting some PR lessons from the BushCo Gang.