Even in isolation, the level of pretentiousness in that last clause is hysterical. “It’s not because I’m pooping, or sleeping, or stuck in traffic, or anything like that – it’s totally because I’m Involved In A Very Important Family Political Project.” For some reason this reminds me of “Gavin” on The Kids in the Hall – “Gotta go, I’m in the middle of a big bike race.”
Not only that, but he’s apparently so important to the campaign that (in addition being unable to actually answer the phone,) he’s too busy to even take the message.
Suffering Christ. John McCain’s younger brother is balls-deep in embarrassing senescent behaviour.
There’s a long tradition of presidents having family members who go out of their way to act like idiots in public (Bill and Jimmy had their brothers, while Ronnie and George had their sons). While they don’t reflect one way or another on the validity of the candidates, they’re still ripe targets for ridicule and I, for one, will point and laugh at all of them.
