They won’t attack him until he becomes the Republican nominee.
IF that happens they will personally throw him under the bus.
As long as he’s the “Maverick” Republican (I.e. the likeable RINO) hey will pretend to like him.
He’s only their “hero” because he will take potshots at the current President.
They would drool over Hugo Chavez if he was on their show because he bashes Bush.
In the interest of fairness (/s), I approve of the media black out on the candidacies of Cynthia McKinney and Cindy Sheehan. COL
You are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. This is a {perceived} golden opportunity to deal a mortal blow to Reaganism/Conservatism, and a key to so doing will actually involve praising and elevating McCain, personally, during the general election.
The DBM will make it clear that McCain is not the problem!