Media in a frenzy trying to reinvigorate McCain's campaign

Reporters really can be such cheap dates. No one knows that better than John McCain. He's been driving them around on that bus of his again this year -- and it's starting to pay off.

The media sees momentum for McCain. Not translating anywhere else, really. But that doesn't matter. The GOP field is in such disarray that reporters and editorial boards are pushing McCain's comeback.

There has been a frenzy over the Lieberman endorsement. But to attribute so much potential influence to Lieberman's endorsement is pretty laughable. Although there are ample mentions of Lieberman's VP run in 2000, not so much coverage of Lieberman's run for President in 2004 -- which famously went no where. In New Hampshire, Lieberman came in fifth with nine, yes, nine percent, of the vote.

Gotta love how the press is predicting that Lieberman's endorsement will help McCain in New Hampshire. That's what CBS/AP report indicates that:

The Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000 endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Monday, scandalizing Democrats in Washington and giving the GOP hopeful a much-needed boost in New Hampshire where independents outnumber Republicans and Democrats.

One problem with the theory that Lieberman will help with independents in New Hampshire is that independents in New Hampshire are becoming more partisan -- just what Lieberman has been decrying:

Yet the battle for the independents is taking on a new aspect this year, with implications for both parties' primaries: There are signs that the true swing voter, trying to make up his mind between parties, is much less in play.

Political scientists studying the state have noted in recent years that most of its undeclared voters favor one party, with a slight majority now leaning Democratic, and are thus independent in name only. While a growing share of the state's voters are undeclared -- 44 percent -- at most a third of those voters are seen as true independents.

If John McCain is making a comeback, it's less about him and more about the other GOP candidates just plain tanking.