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Talking Points Memo has a great Kerikature of The Man Who Would Guard Us All.

AP wire story: "Sen. John McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing issue -- steroids in baseball -- and generated talk of a presidential bid in 2008."

Oh, please! I'm one of those people who doesn't understand why playing baseball is worth $87,000 a game in salary (if you're Sammy Sosa). But I guess there's nothing really important going on in the world so let's make voluntary doping among millionaire entertainers who otherwise have no marketable skills an issue.

McCain will be 72 in 2008. Raygun was 73 when he got elected, so it's possible that the strait talkin' Arizona guy will go for it.