James Carville actually said...

It is possible to call -- to say something about John McCain, who is a war hero. That doesn't mean you're unpatriotic.

The problem is, he can't get the yoke of the Bush administration and these disastrous right-wing policies from around his neck.

I think people that want change in this country, which are an overwhelming number of them, a majority of them are going to vote for Senator ...

Of course it's satire. And it's a magazine that has a long, rich and illustrative history of using satire.