cognitive dissident

I have undeniable proof that McCain already won tonight's debate!

How is that possible, considering that only reversed his chicken-out decision within the last hour? Easy: he's already running ads making the claim, and his supporters are all-too-willing to believe GOP claims without evidence (WMDs, mission accomplished, Swift Boat Liars, et al).

Here is McCain's ad (h/t: Ron Chusid at Liberal Values):

(The full screenshot is here.)

Liberals will want to actually watch the debate (assuming that McCain doesn't flip-flop again) before making any assessments.