over the weekend, mccain went to sturgis for the famous motorcycle rally in which thousands and thousands of people go every year.  and they wanted to hear what he had to say…

it’s good that he prefers hearing a bunch of harley riders cheering for him at the base of mt. rushmore than a bunch of germans under a statue dedicated by hitler.  check it out:

STURGIS, S.D. – Thousands of motorcyclists greeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain with an approving roar Monday as he sought blue-collar and heartland support by visiting a giant motorcycle rally.

“As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I’ll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day,” McCain said, referring to Democrat Barack Obama’s recent visit to the German capital…McCain played to a crowd that paused for a veterans salute. He criticized Obama for supporting a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq while opposing efforts to reduce record-high energy prices.

McCain also criticized Congress for adjourning for a five-week recess without approving a new energy plan.

“Tell em’ to come back and get to work,” McCain said, yelling into the microphone. “When I’m president of the United States, I’m not going to let them go on vacation. They’re gonna become energy independent.”

cindy chimed in, too.

His wife, Cindy, also paid tribute to the crowd, saying: “I’d like to thank all of you for your support of our troops, and here’s why: I’m many things in my life, and one thing I’d like to be is your first lady. But more importantly, I’m Jack McCain’s mother and Jimmy McCain’s mother, one in the U.S. Navy and another one in the Marine Corps, an Iraqi vet.”

and what was obambi’s response to mccain’s comments that he wants us to “drill here, drill now?”  as usual it was somthing perfectly stupid:

Barack Obama mocked John McCain’s call to “drill here and drill now” this morning in eastern Ohio.

“‘I want to drill here, I want to drill now.’ — I don