[OKSooner]

Hey, McInsane:

STFU.

[wideawake]

No one should be surprised.

McCain's military career and his postwar conduct was questionable in all its aspects, yet it was the key to his political fortunes.

If McCain were to seek the 2008 Republican nomination, most of his campaign would be based on his military service.

If Kerry's service is exploded for the sham that it was, then people can do the same thing to his spotty record next time around.

By defending the political viability of Kerry's military record, he's defending himself.

[OpusatFR]

The White House is not responsible for independent ads as the Kerry campaign is not held responsible for the ads of independent groups such as Moveon or Act.

[Scholastic]

THanks for the post. Both Kerry and McCain apparently have questionable war records, and both worked to cover up the POW/MIA matter.

[flashbunny]

not surprising that again mccain supports free speech for politicians but not the peons. Remember campaign finance reform, with it's gold 'though shalt not crtizcize a politician'rule?

Mccain should just resign. He's an embarrassment.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Well... now we know what Kerry must have said to McCain, during their last meeting:

[Not A Snowbird]

''I wish they hadn't done it,'' McCain said of his former advisers. ''I don't know if they knew all the facts.''

They were there, John, you weren't. I think they know the facts better than you do.

(What is it with guys named "John" lately?)

[no dems]

Later, McCain said the Bush campaign has denied any involvement and added, ''I can't believe the president would pull such a cheap stunt.'' OH SHUT UP!! I don't remember hearing McCain condemn Michael "Fat Boy" Moore for his damning documentary, "Fake 'n Hype 9-11" or condemning the bald face liar Joe Wilson. I wish he would just go ahead and join the Democratic Party. He is really starting to piss me off.

[bray]

Didn't Sen. InSane write the law denying these people their Free Speech 60 days prior to an election?? When InSane was crashing planes into carriers, these men were serving our country, let them speak!!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[bluecollarman]

Funny, this is just what they were calling for at DU to counter this ad. Now the focus will shift to what the motives were, rather than the substance of the charges.
Thanks John!

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Taking a page from infamous Simpson lawyer, Johnny Cochrane's play book,

if the ad is untrue

let Kerry and Edwards sue

[SierraWasp]

"''I can't believe the president would pull such a cheap stunt.''

Well I CAN sure believe McCain would make such an oblique CHEAP VERBAL SHOT at President Bush. Now I'm just waiting for Bill Jones to chime in with McCain like he did before to endorse McCain in the Repub primary in 2000.

McCain is such a loose cannon that he's going to damage everything on the deck of the Republican Party's vessel! Somebody needs to stick a dirty sock in his pie hole!!!

[LurkedLongEnough]

''When the chips were down, you could not count on John Kerry,'' one of the veterans, Larry Thurlow, says in the ad.

There is nothing like a wrong opinion to get the media hopping.

[kinsman redeemer]

I will always support the proposal someone made (in here?) of an exchange of prisoners: We give McCain back to the Dims and the Dims give us Joe Lieberman.

[dead]

Who didn't know that McCain would do this?

He loves to bump and grind for the adoring media, and this was the perfect song for his act.

They'll fill his g-string with the glowing articles he craves.

[Conservative_boy_in_Bangkok]

He is posturing to cover all of his bases in the unlikely event of a Kerry victory.

[The_Victor]

''I wish they hadn't done it,'' McCain said of his former advisers. ''I don't know if they knew all the facts.''

Those questioning Kerry's "service" were with him in VN. Were you there to observe Kerry's actions?

...

I didn't think so.

[wardaddy]

man what a jerkoff

and to think....he had plenty of support right here in 2000..lol


was he in that swiftboat crew?

i thought he was locked up?

what's he got against other vets criticizing kerry.

bottomline: The Bald Asswipe knows that by admonishing them he becomes the story...which is what he craves.

[joesnuffy]

McCain might be scared some of his service record will come back and bite him in the arse.

[Teplukin]

McCain really does enjoy tweaking President Bush's nose, doesn't he? Time for the President to call him on the carpet publicly, and dress him down. There is only one leader of the Republican party, and it is not the senator from AZ

If Bush does not do this, he will look weak, like his dad looked weaked in the election of 12 years ago.