"I absolutely repudiate such comments and again, I will take responsibility....It will never happen again. It will never happen again."- John McCain, showing how to be a proper opponent
So, some Racist Republican SOB warms up a crowd for John McCain and says some truly vile crap about Barack Obama. McCain hears about it later and apologizes for the comments being said and distancing himself from it.
A couple points to make here.
One, John McCain is a tad classier than I give him credit for. I'm not voting for him, and I don't condone his ability to overlook attacks on his family and friends by his party. I certainly don't want to endorse a 100 year war or turning a blind eye to torture.
Actually, I *still* have problems with the guy...
That said, point two, Hillary Clinton could learn a lot from John McCain when it comes to listening to the tiny voice that confuses character assassination with taking the high road. McCain heard someone said something vile and immediately found a microphone. Clinton stands silently while hate speech is said in her presence.
Go figure. Hillary is more Republican than McCain.
Point three, McCain can only do this for so long before he has to leave his party. The GOP is just chock-full of asshats like Bill Cunningham. Either that or its a sleazy campaign strategy. Either way, he's going to have to face reality at some point.
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