McCain’s Posse Causes More Problems

I see so many press releases from the RNC trying to cast doubt on Barak Obama’s judgment and fitness for the presidency. McCain has consistently surrounded himself with Republican party insiders and lobbyists that have embarrassed him and and his campaign over and over, but nothing could have prepared me for this one.

I admit I have thought the same thing Charlie Black said.  I’m a cynic and I think September 11th was used by some people to further political goals.  I do not think that the events of 9/11 were planned and condoned by people in our government, but I do think people in office exploited the fears and confusion of millions of Americans in order to advance policies and agendas that would not have been possible just a few weeks before.

I am a bit relieved to see that someone so involved in the McCain campaign recognizes that when people are afraid and looking for security they will make choices that are not in their best interest.

Earlier tonight, the Financial Times reported this story: McCain aide hits nerve with remarks on terror by Edward Luce and Andrew Ward in Washington

John McCain’s right-hand man hit a raw nerve on Monday when he said another terrorist attack on US soil would prove a “big advantage” to the Republican nominee’s general election chances.

The comments by Charlie Black, who is arguably Mr McCain’s most experienced adviser, put into words what many Republicans and Democrats have privately been stating for months.

Mr Black, 60, who is a veteran of every Republican presidential campaign since the 1980s and served in the Reagan and Bush Senior administrations, immediately apologised for his remarks, which were published in an interview with Fortune Magazine.

Mr McCain, whom opinion polls show is trailing Barack Obama, his Democratic rival, by between six and 15 points, said: “I cannot imagine why he would say it. I strenuously disagree . . . It’s not true. I have worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another terrorist attack on America.”

The Obama campaign said: “The fact that John McCain’s top adviser says that a terrorist attack on American soil would be a ‘big advantage’ for their political campaign is a complete disgrace and is exactly the kind of politics that needs to change.”