Credit to John McCain for this
Look, I’m sure things will get more heated, stupid and vicious in the general election campaign, but I believe in giving credit where it’s due. John McCain had no reason to apologize for what some unassociated talk show host said, but he did, and showed some class in doing so.
Can you, in your wildest imagination, conceive of Team Dubya doing that? Not a chance. Whether it lasts is a dubious proposition, but for today, McCain has demonstrated both a welcome side to recent GOP politicking and why he’ll be a tough opponent next Fall.
Update: As Evan of LeftWord notes in comments: Your wrong about this. When you say “John McCain had no reason to apologize for what some unassociated talk show host” The Talk show host in question was speaking at a McCain rally just before McCain himself took the stage. Thus McCain had to apologize and was affiliated.
So noted. Still, McCain said: “I will not tolerate anything in this campaign that denigrates either Sen. Obama or Sen. (Hillary) Clinton.'’ Which remains a nice change in standards.
February 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Your wrong about this. When you say “John McCain had no reason to apologize for what some unassociated talk show host” The Talk show host in question was speaking at a McCain rally just before McCain himself took the stage. Thus McCain had to apologize and was affiliated. Please UPDATE THE STORY!!!
Here is a link with more detail:
McCain apologizes for radio host
February 26th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Amen, Kevin! Sure, the Senate’s a rich man’s club, but it has protocols which even McCain respects.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:28 am
did you see how Keith and Rachel ripped apart his “heart felt” apology — that he did it 1 hour later after he found out about it to an empty room…..
February 27th, 2008 at 4:24 am
I think you should also note for the record that McClueless apologized for these remarks, but was more than happy to address one of his supporters when they asked, “How do we stop the bitch?”. He can apologize when a man gets this sort of treatment, but he has no problem letting people slur away at da wimmins…
February 27th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
You can take this cynically, as though he were only mimicking Obama’s response to the same situation, which would have been similar, or that he really was heartfelt in his sentiments.
Either way, it speaks well for the behavior of candidates.