I've been contemplating the various epithets for John McCain for months now. I liked McBush. It doesn't play any games and puts McCain's connections to the Bush Administration front and center, but well, it just doesn't sound that great. McSame is better. It rhymes and tacitly conveys the Bush Administration connection but, well, it's a bit ambiguous. It stands in good contrast, however, when used in comparison to Obama's campaign for change. I played around with McCheney for a whle, but it doesn't quite seem to have the poetic charge of the others.
Finally, I came up with one this morning that might be a good alternative:
Why I like it:
Crank begins with a C, contains an N, is almost the same length as Cain and it clearly connotes two significant negatives about McCain:
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McCain's bad temper |
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McCain's crackpot Republican ideas (Iraq, the economy, taxes, etc, etc) |
Plus, if you're feeling goofy, it can always be extended to McCrankypants.