McCain's Moral Compass on Tilt

John McCain hired the man who did the cheap ad against Harold Ford where a woman, perhaps a hooker, says 'call me' to the camera. Now he's working the Karl Rove side of the street some more; Matt Stoller of MyDD has the story:

McCain keeps hiring smart staffers (hat tip Bluejersey):

Jill Hazelbaker, battle tested in New Jersey this year as Tom Kean Jr.'s Communications Director, is headed to John McCain's presidential campaign. She will serve as Communications Director for McCain's campaign in New Hampshire.

Jill Hazelbaker it seems has a little penchant for posting on liberal blogs and lying about it. Bluejersey is the site that caught her, and the New York Times had the story

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Ah, the last honest man hires the last honest press secretary.

Smart? Honest? Okay, Matt Stoller is being ironic in case anyone is wondering. Check Stoller's post for the details. But the point is that McCain's glowing press no longer matches the man he has become. I've never seen such a strange about-face by a politician. McCain's poll numbers are totally dependent on an image of integrity that no longer squares with a long series of decisions McCain has made in the last 32 months. He's becoming an illusion. Bush's numerous failures requires that the next president be someone who's real and who understand where we are.