Principles on Parade
As McCain campaigner prepares to leap off the bandwagon. ABC:
ABC News’ Teddy Davis Reports: On Wednesday, a top adviser to John McCain said more definitively than he has in the past that he will step down from the Arizona senator’s presidential campaign if the presumed GOP nominee faces Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the general election.
“I would simply be uncomfortable being in a campaign that would be inevitably attacking Barack Obama,” said McCain adviser Mark McKinnon in an interview with NPR’s “All Things Considered.” “I think it would be uncomfortable for me, and I think it would be bad for the McCain campaign.”
McKinnon, who was a Democrat before serving as President Bush’s ad maker in 2000 and 2004, said that he plans to be behind McCain “100 percent” no matter who the Democratic nominee is. He explained, however, that if the Democrats nominate Obama, he will be supporting McCain “from the sidelines.”
Sounds like he already stopped supporting McCain. May want to sideline him.
While saying that he does not agree with Obama on every issue, McKinnon gushed about the Illinois Democrat.
“I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal,” said McKinnon. “I disagree with him on very fundamental issues. But I think, as I said, I think it would a great race for the country.”
That he doesn’t want to be a part of. Very odd. Apparently McKinnon is a highly principled politico. Not clear exactly what principles are at play here, though. If he disagrees with him on fundamental issues, why is he uncomfortable campaigning against him in a free, fair, open election? I hope this isn’t a sign people will be shy about discussing the pressing political issues of the day out of fear about what others might say.
Topics: pols
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 8:28 am on Thursday, February 14, 2008
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February 14th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
The only way this makes any sense on McKinnon’s part is if he considers Obama to be a personal friend. Regardless, it’s obviously time for McCain to replace him. Maybe that’s his game, he’s angling for a job in the Obama campaign because he thinks he’s likely to beat McCain if he gets the nomination. Some people are always very keen to be part of something historic like the first brown skinned president. (The others were, I believe, pinkish in color.)
February 15th, 2008 at 6:12 am
God I hate progressives — of all persuasions. So much for King and character over skin color. Or are we seeing character? Just not stating of what kind.