Posted on 06/07/2005 6:13:20 PM PDT by wagglebee
The wife of the Los Angeles Times' top political reporter, Ron Brownstein, is leaving CNN to become Sen. John McCain's communications director - but the Times says that won't be a conflict of interest.
While the specter of Eileen McMenamin - aka Mrs. Brownstein - climbing aboard the Straight Talk Express might raise eyebrows in some quarters, the Times Washington Bureau Chief Doyle McManus tells the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz not to worry.
"We think Ron is the best political writer in the country and don't think it'd serve the nation or our readers to take him off politics," he explained.
Serve the nation? No matter how good Mr. Brownstein may be, surely the nation can afford to have him take a hiatus, at least from presidential politics.
But McManus insists that won't be necessary, as long as Brownstein doesn't focus on the Arizona Republican.
"We're all agreed that Ron can't cover McCain per se," he told Kurtz. "[But] if McCain's name comes into it in a minor way" - no problem.
Brownstein himself agrees, saying the fact that part of his household income will now come from McCain's operation won't taint his coverage.
"I am confident that [my wife's] new job will not affect my judgments," he explained to Times readers.
Of course not, the left loves RINOs -- as long as they aren't threatening the 'Rats.
Do I smell something Keating?
His wifes judgment is definitely being affected by something!!
>"We think Ron is the best political writer in the country and don't think it'd serve the nation or our readers to take him off politics," he explained.
wrong.
Yeah right. But let ONE reporter ask a pro-Bush question at a presidential news conference, and it's time to drag out all the dirty laundry.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/players/glenn.htm
John Glenn - Keating Five
Of course there is no conflict of interest here! But let Susan Molinari leave the House of Reps and star on a home issues show and the Republic might come to an end! Once again the double standard shows itself clearly.
What is this? McCain isn't getting ENOUGH press and tv coverage? If he needs any more HELP he might as well just buy CNN or NBC.
I am getting soooo sick of his stupid smile on TV. I want to say," Does this guy think he's attractive?"
So uh, what's McCain up to?
http://www.nndb.com/group/357/000064165/
Here they are...
McCain (R) (only kidding)
Glenn (G)
Cranston (G)
Diconcini (G)
Reigel (G)
I don't know what our senator is smoking, but it
apparently has stupid in it.
The VP spot, with Hillary on top.
He's getting a little old to be taking a #2 spot for eight years.
John McCain, hear me. You will never be the President of the United States. You are just not up to the job. (Neither will Hillary! btw.)
ROFL! (missed ya D1!)
Can you imagine the hoopla if this was a repub instead of a RINO ..?? We all know it would be on ever front page.
I did not know the LA Times had a spouse.
What did she do at CNN?
There is no upside at all, at this stage of McCain's life, for McCain being VP for four to eight years and run for president at the earliest in 2016 (or run as an incumbent as 2012 if something would have happened to Hillary).
And if the Hilly-McCain ticket loses in 2008 then he would run as a dem or independent in 2012? It's just a dumb plan and it's not on his wind.
Talk of a Hilly-McCain ticket is absurd, sorry.
Eight?
VP is elected for only 4, as you know, of course. You are assuming he would run for a second term. Once he helps Hillary get elected IF he does, she would drop him like a bad habit.
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