Starting with The Carpetbagger Report

Atrios asked this morning, “Does anyone understand why Obama suggesting that people keep their tires properly inflated is some sort of hilarious gaffe?”

Yes, those of us NOT in the Reality Based Community Asylum do understand. Not that the RBC will get it, but, Barry is suggesting that properly inflated tires will almost completely solve our automobile energy crisis. Now THAT is funny. The delusional “WTF are you talking about?” type. The kind of laugh you get when your bud knocks the cooler over into the pond, or barfs onto the floorboard of your classic Corvette.

A practically giddy Mark Salter, the senior aide to John McCain best known for his gruffness, told the traveling press corps before takeoff Monday morning that the would be handing out copies of Barack Obama’s energy plan during flight.

Moments after the Boeing 737 was airborne, Salter swooped past the cabin-dividing curtain and gleefully handed out tire gauges that read “Obama’s Energy Plan.” The stunt pokes fun at Obama’s suggestion that American’s improve their gas mileage by filling up their tires and will be reportedly be replicated, compliments of McCain supporters, at Obama’s appearance in Michigan Monday.

And on to Time

And campaign topper Davis uses the spat in a fund-raising e-mail:“I’m asking for your help in putting Senator Obama’s ‘tire gauge’ energy policy to the test. With an immediate donation of $25 or more, we will send you an ‘Obama Energy Plan’ tire pressure gauge.”

I might have to make another donation.

Michelle Malkin comments on this being Barry’s birthday president, and wonders who will call it racist first.

Sadly, No! doesn’t get it (shocka!)

The concept is simple: the McCain campaign knows that it will never get the GOP base excited about their candidate because they hate him. Thus, the only way to inspire Winger Nation to flock to the polls in November is to conduct a Three-Month Hate against Obama by portraying him as a pansy.

Mustang Bobby, late of The Village People touring group (cheap shot), at Shakesville tries to deflect from what is, in fact, an idiotic energy plan. It’s fine advice from dear old Dad when you get your first car, but not a guy who aspires to be president. Unless it is president of Naura

I think it’s the GOP that’s running on a flat here.

Get Bobby a waaaambulance!

You can get your very own Barry Energy Plan here. Think I am going to have to donate again.

I didn’t think the original shiny tire gauge was appropriate for Barry. Fixed