Bradley in DC
10-07-2007, 01:07 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/us/politics/07mccain.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
On Thursday, Mr. McCain was joined on the Straight Talk Express by three young staffers, all of whom, he says, were with the campaign “on work-release.” They roll their eyes, and Mr. McCain introduces Brooke Buchanan, his 26-year-old press secretary, as “Pat Buchanan’s illegitimate daughter.” And, for good measure, “a drunk.”
There is, at times, an amateurish feel to the operation, as evidenced Wednesday when Ms. Buchanan circulated a speech to reporters that Mr. McCain was preparing to deliver in which he called Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton “indecisive.” But Mr. McCain, who had not seen the speech beforehand, decided to give a different one, which made it seem as if he was backing off his critique of Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. The apparent reversal led “The Drudge Report” for much of the afternoon.
“Frankly, life goes on,” Mr. McCain said. He was referring to the speech episode, but it could work as a campaign slogan.
On Thursday, Mr. McCain was joined on the Straight Talk Express by three young staffers, all of whom, he says, were with the campaign “on work-release.” They roll their eyes, and Mr. McCain introduces Brooke Buchanan, his 26-year-old press secretary, as “Pat Buchanan’s illegitimate daughter.” And, for good measure, “a drunk.”
There is, at times, an amateurish feel to the operation, as evidenced Wednesday when Ms. Buchanan circulated a speech to reporters that Mr. McCain was preparing to deliver in which he called Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton “indecisive.” But Mr. McCain, who had not seen the speech beforehand, decided to give a different one, which made it seem as if he was backing off his critique of Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. The apparent reversal led “The Drudge Report” for much of the afternoon.
“Frankly, life goes on,” Mr. McCain said. He was referring to the speech episode, but it could work as a campaign slogan.