Right where he wants them

Usually when I play pick up basketball and my team is losing (and my team is usually losing), I will make the always funny joke that I've got my opponents right where I want them. I say it when we're down 10-1, playing to 11. I say it after a guy blows past me for an easy layup. It's an obvious joke because I clearly have no chance. 

I'm guessing that's not the image the McCain campaign wanted when it unveiled his latest stump speech. In it, he notes his campaign is down, that there's not much time left, that the current political environment is against him, that most people favor Democratic policies right now. Then he ends the long list of whining by saying, "My friends, we've got them just where we want them."