THE CROSS — A FELLOW P.O.W. COMMENTS: “As for the people who are questioning McCain’s account, Swindle said, ‘That’s garbage. These people are desperate.'”

Related item here.

UPDATE: The McCain folks respond.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Ed Morrissey Allah:

The dumbest part of all of this — aside from the fact that the nutroots is pushing it into the mainstream media, where it’ll redound to McCain’s advantage and dirty St. Barack’s hands by association — is that if he was going to make up stories to prove his devotion while in prison, surely he could do better than this. I remember some lefty (at TNR, I think) noting quite rightly after McCain’s Christmas ad came out that the specifics of it really are more a testament to his captor’s faith and humanity than to McCain’s. If Maverick wanted to dazzle believers with evidence of his own grace under pressure, he’s got material to work with. But then, this is a guy whose son was stationed in Iraq and yet who almost never mentions that fact on the trail even though it gives him moral cover in his push for a sustained troop presence. Anyway, rock on, netroots.

“Rock on,” indeed.

YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Kurt Schlichter notes some people missing:

I recall how many – including John McCain – jumped to defend Kerry in 2004. I must have missed Kerry and the rest jumping in to defend the conservative.

Of course, McCain really doesn’t need to be defended. Unlike with Kerry, those serving with McCain all support his claims. And unlike the stories about Kerry – speaking as a guy with 20+ years military service in war and peace – the accusation that McCain was somehow fudging his record simply does not have the ring of truth.

Yes, and as I’ve noted before, blogs on the right have been debunking Obama smears for a while. So far I’m not seeing much favor-returning from the leftosphere.