I thought that McCain was right to distance himself from Cunningham’s remarks (now donning asbestos suit). What he said is that he wants to treat his two Democratic rivals with respect. He wants discourse to be civil. I prefer this in a candidate and I don’t think that McCain had any choice but to make the remarks that he did unless he wished to appear hopelessly partisan. I think that Cunningham should apologize for his lack of civility. Remember just last year when we were honoring the late Gerald Ford in part because of his civility - asking McGovern over to the White House in the interests of civility.
The local organizers should either not have had Cunningham as a warm-up act, or got him to agree to refrain from inflammatory language that would put McCain on the spot.
Cunningham and Limbaugh want the election to be all about them, even if it means electing Obama. With all of McCain's shortcomings, having Obama as President would be far worse for the country, both domestically and for foreign policy. How many days was Cunningham tortured by the North Vietnamese?
That doesn’t work with terrorists or with Democrats.
And POing the conservatives doesn’t get Republicans elected, either.
beejaa
YOU may have been “honoring” Gerald Ford, one of the worst presidents in the 20th Century, but conservatives were certainly not!
Democrats loved Ford because he lost. McCain shouldn't have had Cunningham as a speaker, as he needs the Dem and crossover votes. Cunningham could have done what he does, while McCain does what he does. As it is, McCain is doing everything he can to make it harder to hold your nose and vote for him.
“don’t think that McCain had any choice but to make the remarks that he did unless he wished to appear hopelessly partisan.”
This is Juanito, there is no chance that he would EVER be seen as “hopelessly partisan” unless....you don’t think that he would switch parties do you?