[alnick]

Mark McKinnon, the Austin political consultant who oversaw the advertising for President Bush in the 2000 and 2004 campaigns, has committed to help Sen. John McCain in a second presidential bid.

[snip] And McKinnon has indicated he would review his options, should Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice or the president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, run in 2008.

This article begins with the unequivocal statement that McKinnon has commited to help McCain, and the remainder of the article says that McKinnon is keeping his options open.

Wishful thinking on the part of the author?

[GraniteStateConservative]

No, for him to say he'll sign up with McCain barring two very unlikely scenarios (runs by Rice or Jeb) is a serious commitment.