Department Of Silly Accusations

Democrats listen to this clip and hear Sen. John McCain locate Venezuela in the Middle East.

I hear McCain somewhat inarticulately list Venezuela as a country in addition to the Middle East that imports too much oil to the U.S. 

Either way: calling this a "gaffe" depends on one's willingness to willfully suspend basic judgment -- do ya really think that McCain's geographical homunculus situates Hugo Chavez in the Middle East? Really?  You think McCain really thinks that? Really?

There are credible gaffes, and then there are not credible gaffes. The status of Pakistan as a failed state in 1999... might be one worth thinking about. 

This isn't.