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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.

Corydoras
10-07-2007, 05:55 AM
The NYT is writing about him in the same amused, pitying tone the Washington Post wrote about Mike Gravel.

Stick a fork in him.

RonFan1776
10-07-2007, 05:58 AM
Also, due to all of the comparisons to Ron Paul he is getting, I think they'd rather lower him down to 2nd tier than move RP up to 1st tier.