I Meant Gulf War I, But I Just Wasn't Thinking About It

Oops. Looks like John McSame's having a hard time lying his way out of that "we go to war for oil" comment that he clearly believes and has no problem with. Remember, his excuse was that he was talking about the first Gulf War.

But then when specifically asked by an Associated Press reporter if, when he made the statement, he was “thinking about the first Gulf War,” he said no.

“No, I was thinking about- it’s not hard to- we will not,” McCain stumbled. “By eliminating our dependency on foreign oil, we will not have to have our national security threatened by a cut off of that oil. Because we will be dependent, because we won’t be dependent, we will no longer be dependent on foreign oil. That’s what my remarks were.”

Can you imagine this guy with a legitimate media circus around him in October? On a level playing field, he would literally be laughed right off the ticket.