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September 20, 2005
John McCain: Republican?
McCain is doing a fine job on Hardball tonight. He threw blame at the president for Katrina--but we all have. He also accepted blame as a senator and accepted responsibilty as a Republican to make sure the money is spent wisely. He praised Bush for his speech, supported all the initiatives Bush discussed in his speech and said they will be paid for by...drumroll...cutting pork, not raising taxes.
Transcript soon.
Posted by Aaron at September 20, 2005 07:23 PM
Comments
McCain gets noticed when he attacks other Republicans. He doesn't get noticed when he supports Republicans. This is the "sudden respect" syndrome that the media use to get somebody to bash the president.
Posted by: Pat Curley at September 21, 2005 11:36 AM