Unlike Mayor Bloomberg (who still has yet to officially announce his candidacy) former senator John McCain is already hard at work campaigning for the presidency. And, also unlike Big Mike, McCain is reportedly dangerously low on funding.

So low, in fact, that he was forced to fire dozens of top aides earlier this week, after the latest numbers showed that "lackluster fundraising and excessive spending left him with just $2 million for his second presidential bid."

And so low that he reportedly told his chief strategist John Weaver and campaign manager Terry Nelson to take a hike [Ed: For the record, both men actually submitted extremely sycophantic letters of "resignation"] and tapped longtime political adviser Rick Davis take over the reins.

When reached for comment, an anonymous "confidante" of John McCain's explained the shake-ups as a "practical need [for] a leaner, focused, different campaign," then paused for a moment before adding, "it's all about the Benjamins, baby."