The title of an article (not a commentary) this morning in the Washington Times is ‘Talk radio impugns McCain’s liberal record.’ To ‘inpugn’ someone’s record is to attack it as false or questionable, to challenge that record in argument. The title is misleading for it is not John Cain’s liberal record they have inpugned. Those cited in the article, including Mark Levin, have provided numerous examples from John McCain’s record that challenge his conservative credentials:

Conservative talk radio is ganging up on presidential candidate John McCain, attacking him for joining Democrats to push liberal legislation and opposing bedrock Republican positions from tax cuts to immigration.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to be the favorite of conservative talk-radio stars and stands to benefit from their distaste for the Arizona senator, who is running neck and neck with Mr. Romney in the race for the presidential nomination.

While most polls show the two men in a dead heat in key primary and caucus contests across the nation, the campaign battle on talk radio has turned into a lopsided offensive against Mr. McCain, whose positions on illegal aliens, President Bush’s tax cuts, oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and campaign-finance regulation have infuriated conservative commentators.

“I don’t think talk radio has changed their core views. Look at Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Michael Medved, Mark Levin and myself, all center-right conservatives generally supportive of the Republicans,” talk-radio host Hugh Hewitt told The Washington Times.

“I think if you were to poll that universe of talkers, you would find they would be anti-McCain-Feingold [on campaign finance]; anti-McCain-Kennedy [on immigration], except for Medved; pro-oil exploration in ANWR; and supporters of the Bush tax cuts,” Mr. Hewitt said as he ticked off bills the Arizona senator has championed or opposed in the Senate… READ THE REST