Rhetorical question for a slow Friday: How do you know a political party is in despair?
Answer: When its presidential nominee can't be bothered to show up for the party's premier annual fundraising gala. Looks like John McCain may skip the annual Presidential Dinner in Washington, which raised $15m in one night even during last year's difficult climate for Republicans.
As reported in Roll Call, beleaguered Republican congressional campaign committee chairman Tom Cole "said it would be surprising for the party's presidential candidate to attend".
"I wouldn't expect him there," Cole said. "It's not his dinner. It's the President's Dinner."
Uh, isn't he supposedly running for president?! Who's running the show over there, Lancelot Link?
