THIS JUST IN...

The vaunted dreadnought, USS Errant Shot Express, has just shed its moorage and was spotted slipping into open waters, launching its maiden campaign to wreak havoc upon enemy vessels - real or imagined...

At the helm, Captain John McCain gently eased the massive capitol ship out of port while shooting off a triumphant message to the media's David Letterman - expressly announcing his murky mission - straight to the yearning masses..

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070301/D8NJCKM80.html

While the rest of the home fleet remained harbored at CPAC headquarters, strategizing and taking on provisions, the cunning commodore eschewed the opportunity to top off his tanks or tip his hand, (or to receive intelligence)..

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070301-122231-3780r.htm

The bristling battlewagon (formerly the USS Good Ship Lollipop) popped a salutary salvo, transmitting "We've wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives," referring to waging the useless war-effort in Iraq..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070301/ap_on_el_pr/mccain2008_19

Last seen plying frigid waters, her smokestacks billowed profusely as the sea frothed, gloomy mists brooded on the horizon; the titanic ship's brash captain implored the band, however, to "Play on - louder!"...