It's a Google! (On a series of Tubes)

By Matthew Yglesias
Via Brendan Nyhan, John McCain may not have invented the internet, but he sure does know how to use the lingo:
"You know, basically it's a Google," he said to laughter at a fund-raising luncheon when asked how the selection process was going. "What you can find out now on the Internet -- it's remarkable."
That's not change you can believe in! [horrifying grimace]

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/06/its-a-google-on-a-series-of-tubes/45324/