Runnin' on stupid

How about a candidate who can't get anything right?

The Repugnicants' favorite septuagenarian John McSame, it now turns out, has stolen a song from Jackson Browne that he hoped to use to diss Obama. Who's dissin who?

Guess McSame figured no one would notice a little copyrite infringement as long as it was for his little slimy cause.

Guess again:

Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission.

The lawsuit claims the song's use was an infringement of his copyright and will lead people to conclude he endorses McCain. The suit says Browne is a lifelong liberal who is as well-known for his music as for being "an advocate for social and environmental justice."

The advertisement mocks Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's contention that if U.S. drivers got regular tuneups and drove on properly inflated tires, they could save the same amount of oil that would be gained by offshore drilling. According to the suit, "Running on Empty" plays in the background of the ad criticizing the remarks.

The campaign's lie in response?

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers disavowed the ad, saying it wasn't a product of the Republican presidential candidate's campaign.

And if you believe that, then let's continue:

The suit notes that other musicians, including ABBA and John Cougar Mellencamp, have asked McCain to stop using their work.

Theft is theft, McSame. Even you are required to obey the law. As shocking as that may sound.

Or, to put it another way, no law is safe in the hands of the McSame campaign. Think it would be any different if we allowed his slimy footprints in the Oval Office?

The current occupant seems to think laws don't apply to him. Why would McSame think any different.

And so it goes.