Democrats of Kilkenny

John McCain's campaing loves Hillary's red phone ad. On the train today I overheard the following conversation between two very normal looking men in their mid-sixties.

First Man: Well, that preacher said some pretty outrageous stuff.

Second Man: Yeah, but he's just an empty suit if you ask me.

First Man: Yeah, I know.

Second Man: And possibly a Muslim.

First Man: Sure looks like it.

And so the mud sticks.

Michael Hirsh at Newsweek thinks McCain might win, reminding us of the cats of Kilkenny

There once were two cats of Kilkenny,
Each thought there was one cat too many,
So they fought and they fit,
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails
And the tips of their tails,
Insteads of two cats, there weren't any.