at what point did mr. mccain decide to change his image from this:

to this:

was it maybe when he realized he would definitely be squaring off against this?

I must say…that’s rather thinly veiled. Perhaps the Republicans can use their filthy petrodollars (yes, don’t worry…somebody is benefiting from these oil prices) to buy back Karl Rove***.

***edit: somebody slipped up on fox news a couple of days ago. apparently he already is working for them in some informal capacity.