Say what you will ...

About John "Grandpa Walnuts" McCain, the man can read the writing on the political wall before most others notice and change his position accordingly. Using the "McCainometer", this debt ceiling bullshit is going to be the death knell of the Tea Party:

So the debt limit debate has come to this: John McCain, who you may recall was the GOP’s 2008 standard bearer, is now openly accusing conservatives of actively misleading America with their completely unrealistic demands, which he labeled “deceiving” and “bizarro.”

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He's already throwing them under the bus. Grandpa wants to survive this mess and he's chosen sides. Let's see if he made the correct one.