Maybe we have missed the real story here, and that is that McCain just isn’t very bright– not knowing what the committee you were on for a dozen years does would certainly lead me to wonder. And it would certainly explain all of his gaffes (Sunna v. Shia and so forth), his decision that Palin is his soul mate, and so on.

It would not be the first time that someone got all the way to the top on the back of a compelling life story and the force of personality. To be honest, I never considered previously that McCain just might not be very smart, but there is some compelling evidence from the past few months to suggest that is the case.