Too Progressive

Joe McCain (John McCain’s none-too-intelligent brother) has this to say about those of us living in Northern Virginia:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia.

Joe McCain, speaking at an event in support of his brother, called two Democratic-leaning areas in Northern Virginia “communist country,” according to a report on The Washington Post’s Web site.

“I’ve lived here for at least 10 years and before that about every third duty I was in either Arlington or Alexandria, up in communist country,” Joe McCain, a Navy veteran, said at an event in Loudoun County, Va.

First of all, who brags about living in Loudoun county (a suburban NIGHTMARE) and then tries to bash those of us in Arlington and Alexandria who like to practice responsible urban planning instead of hellish sprawl? Especially when Arlington is consistently ranked among the most educated counties in the entire country, and Alexandria and Fairfax aren’t too shabby either. Also, I wonder if Joe McCain even knows the meaning of the word communism? In fact, I wonder if any Republican truly has a grasp on what communism even is? I hear it thrown around a lot to describe anyone who dare challenge the insane Republican platform but they never quite use it to correctly describe something that is, you know, actually communist.

Posted on October 6th, 2008