I don't think that McCain would pull media time if it embarrassed the Dems. The media is for the Dems. They put up with McCain because they hope he runs on the Republican ticket so that they can slap at the right wing of the Republican party.
Does anyone here believe that if McCain were the Republican nominee anything would be any different about the media coverage of the Swiftvets? EVERYTHING would be the same.
Everything WOULD be the same. McCain would be denouncing the Swiftee's and the media would be trashing them.
They would give McCain air time. McCain is a walking ego with an attitude. Whichever network/reporter didn't give him air time would never get another anti-Bush statement out of him again.