John McCain's Website Offering Eco-Friendly Clothes. No, I Am Not Making This Up

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We just spent about 10 minutes perusing the "spring line" of eco-friendly clothing now available on John McCain's campaign Web site. Because when you're looking for guilt-free, environmentally-responsible clothing, there's no better place to start than with a man who earned a score of zero from the League of Conservation Voters last year.

This is no joke. Among the items now for sale online are t-shirts and polos made from a 70% bamboo/30% cotton biodegradable fabric mix, as well as tote bags, visors and baby "onesies" made from organic cotton. Some shirts even come with a "new recycle logo." They can be yours for just $50. If you're looking for something cheaper, how about the $15 "Go Green McCain" Travel Mug?

There's certainly no confusion over this week's McCain campaign theme. The eco-fashion line debuted a day after the straightalker gave his first major climate speech, and amid a number of appearances in which McCain does outdoorsy things.

We've detailed much of the hypocrisy already, but the eco-clothing thing -- dubbed "crunchy con chic" by the New York Times -- makes us feel like characters in a bad "Music Man" spin-off, with John McCain playing the Harold Hill role to perfection.

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http://www.envirowonk.com/

[phantom power]

1. His desperation to put daylight between himself and BushCo is touching.

I worry a little that it might work.

[FREEWILL56]

2. Seems to me any clothing not made of synthetics would be considered

eco-friendly. I'm surprised he doesn't claim to be wearing grass underwear as well as trying to sell that as who'd want to see the proof of him wearing it? I know one thing for sure, manure is biodegradable, but the kind of manure he and other repukes are spreading isn't biodegradable. Me thinks the "Go Green McCain" mug is a request too. I wonder if there's any lead in the mug or the paint on the mug as in a repuke's eyes this is a naturally occuring mineral?

[Kolesar]

3. Conservatives believe in solving environmental problems through personal responsibility&that's fine

I am all for this. At least they acknowledge that there is an issue.

Unfortunately, some problems require collective action by the government, and that is where they struggle.