[Dog Gone]

You're right. It was a dumb question. There's really no other way for him to answer without coming across as rude.

[FreeReign]

There's really no other way for him to answer without coming across as rude.

NewMax | Excerpt:While noting that as a Republican, he'll be supporting the GOP nominee in 2008, McCain reiterated, "I have no doubt that Sen. Clinton would make a good president."

The message from McCain: Hillary is qualified to be president because she would be good. The 2008 GOP nominee is qualified to be president because I, McCain am a partisan.

That's hardly just the avoidance of being rude.

At least that's how NewsMax portrays what McCain said.