But it is the Issue Senator
John McCain continues his 2008 Apology Tour.
Seems every time somebody starts to draw a contrast between Senator McCain and Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, McCain apologizes for them and then throws them under the Straight Talk Express bus.
First Bill Cunningham, then John Hagee, now Iowa Rep. Steve King.
Seems King pointed out that if Obama is elected, and withdraws troops from Iraq (as Obama has promised to do) - terrorist groups will be dancing in the streets. That seems pretty much a no brainer to me. We retreat, terrorists win. We stay, terrorists die. We leave, terrorists live.
But, never content to allow a point of distinction between himself and his opponents to be made, McCain’s campaign quickly throws King under the bus:
“The Senator has been clear that he intends to keep this campaign about the issues. He has condemned similar comments by (radio talk show host) Bill Cunningham. He doesn’t agree with King’s comments,” Buchanan said. “He intends to run a respectful race and keep it about the issues.”
Its hard to envision how McCain intends on running on his national security credentials and experience, and yet when a clear contrast of consequence is rightly portrayed - McCain disavows such conservation.
You can be guaranteed that Obama will have no such qualms about painting a portrait of the differences between him and McCain.
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