McCain needs to fire Mark McKinnon now. He proves himself unreliable. He is a Democrat and will vote that way no matter what he says now

Wow, that is sad when your own advisers don't back you...Too funny!!!!!

Might be a little premature, Byron. Clinton still might come back to win the nomination, and Mark McKinnon doesn't seem to have any qualms campaigning against her.

Wonder if Obama has some secret McCain admirers? Well, they are not so secret. Big hint...Ted Kennedy

This piece must be a trick, planted by Democrats to ### off Republicans.
The guy used to be a Democrat, he "supports McCain 100% ...etc" BUT if the Dem Nominee is Barack Hosein Obama, he thinks it would be " bad for McCain.."

Looks like a Obama/McCain 08 Ticket! They're both libs, so why not?

These people are gushing about a man who is saying absolutely nothing, but saying it very well. Obama needs to be revealed for what he is, vapor. His veneer is actually very thin, and the Repubs (and the country) need a candidate and a team than can carefully expose him on substance.

Brilliant move...whatever support Hil had left will evaporate when this gets out! The race against BHO may prove tough, but right now the important thing is to inoculate this country against Clintosis.

This isn't a surprise. McKinnon announced he was going to do this months ago if Obama became the nominee, and told McCain of this directly from the start, and McCain was fine with it. McKinnon was upfront about this with McCain from Day One and McCain still wanted him to do his media for the primary campaign.

I notice Senator McCain surrounds himself with people that think like him. Remember, the senator said that he thought Hillary would make a great president. We can't be sure that he is going to vote for himself.

The real shock is there's someone working for McCain with a conscience. D.

No one is better at saying nothing than Obama...no one. John needs to be sure to dump all the girlie boys right away. If you can't fight...get out. Polical correctness means trying to pick up a turd by the clean end. Enough already.

McKinnon is McCain's paid message guy. To say Obama's candidacy is not good for the campaign is not a good message. Hopefully, McCain will fix this fast.

Fire the bum before he does anymore damage! What a disgrace!

Sounds like Marky Mark wants to be on the winning team. It's the political equivalent of the floating resume. Keep me in mind, Barack!

This is the eessential problem with McCain supporters -- they are weak Democrats/weak Republicans. McCain needs to take hold of his ship and can/fire McKinnon for his ambiguous comments.

My bet is that this guy has said something racial in the past and he doesnt want it to come back and bite mccain.

This is just the beginning of the Obama landslide. Stay tuned.

Hahaha, where in the article did it say his advisor wasn't backing him?

That makes no sense. I like Obama too, and disagree with him on fundamental issues as well. Therefore I would work to beat him in November in preference for a candidate that better shares my values. Exactly what is driving Mr. McKinnon's decision here? Sounds like he really doesn't believe in McCain after all. He needs to be let go, post haste.

p.

If McKinnon feels that way, he should do the honorable thing and step down now; if McCain were to fire him, it would be blown out of proportion and used to emphasize McCains temper.

By the way, what if a soldier said he/she will fight al Qaida, but sit out the fight if we go to war with those charming Iranian Rev Guards? That is analagous to what Mark McDemocrat did, and to the message Mark sent to America. McCain needs to exercise leadership now. Fire the dude.

Kay, he was born in America. His father is from Kenya and his mother from Kansas...but he was born in America. Last time I checked the US Constitution...you need to be born an American citizen.

Gushed? You're an adviser in politics? Oh Brother!

Here is a perfect example of why the current political chaos in the GOP exists. We have a so-called expert in politics who has been advising Bush and then McCain but who swoons over "The Unbearable Lightness of Being Barack" Hussein Obama! What ever happened to the manly ability to discern weak minded fools posing as expert advisors? For the GOP to have relied on this kind of mind illustrates just how morally and intellectually impaired they are.

I don't understand what McKinnon is saying. Why would he step down from McCain's campaign if Obama is the nominee? Why is Obama different from Hillary? Is he afraid that the campaigns will inevitably play the race card?

I agreee, McCain should drp-kick McKinnon NOW! I believe in the "white guilt" complex. It's sad, to say the least. What, you can't attack a non-white man running for POTUS for fear of being called a racist!? Thank you, Jesse Jackson. The Dem race IS race-based. Look at the recent polls! I know that there are plenty of mostly young white liberals are voting for Obama, because he's young, good looking a so-called "change-agent" with a preacher's fervor. But, look at the black vote. I think it's primarily raced-based voting. Trouble is Obama has no qualifications or accomplishments to speak of. Obama's just a likable guy with "change" as his main speech buzz word. All hat and no cattle. BTW, he IS the most liberal senator in congress based on voting record & no votes. The lefties love him, the blacks, and the young platform. All with little substance from Obama. I can't believe that it's come to a popularity race contest for POTUS for a lot of Dems and other folks. As polarizing as Bill-ary is, she's far more qualified on day one. We conservatives ought to start thinking about congressional seats, supporting McCain and the presidency in 2012. I'd rather fight McCain on issues while in the White than the alternative: a liberal Dem POTUS AND Congress. Makes me ill at the thought.

Oh, one other thing, if Hill-ary wins the nomination at the DMC only because of the Super-delegate vote, I guarantee there will be riots in the streets.

"Are American's getting dumb?"

Anyone else see the irony in this?

Hey, McCain...that's what you get for getting in bed with liberals all the time. You even wound up with one as your campaign advisor, you dope! LOL.

As a Conservative, I can't vote for you. You won't be any better for the nation as Obama or Clinton. I will write in Romney. I wish he had stayed in the race. Now we are stuck with a RINO like McAmnesty. Bleccchhhh!

Davie,
Please listen to what I have to say.
You've bought the media's and Hillary's "experience" mantra hook, line and sinker. You've bought the media's line that Obama is all fluff. Did you watch the Democratic debate between Hillary and Obama? I am willing to be my net worth that you did not. That debate was 110% substance, with specifics and details.

Patronizing racism at its finest, bested only by Obama manipulation of race. Why shouldn't McCain attack Obama? Are African-American so frail that they cannot take on fierce attacks? Of course they're not, but even the slightest suggestion that anyone would question Obama's Purple Unicorn Dream Factory will get out the Sharptons yelling racism. For a minute I thought I could back Obama, but then I realized that he and campaign manipulate race to mute criticism. Even worse for me is the messianic tone of the Obama campaign. Even Huckabee wouldn't dare use religious language the way that Obama does.

I'm guessing Republicans will see this as weakness. But independents will see it as character on both McCain's and McKinnon's part.

You guys in the GOP seem to have no idea what a great tactical move you've made by presumably nominating McCain. The very reasons you don't like him are the reasons independents do - and so long as you don't commit political suicide, as in the base taking a collective vacation in Fiji this November, independents will decide the election.

From the Democrats perspective, it is sheer luck they also have a candidate who may be as if not more popular with independents.

Stop it, Mr. Confused! You make too much sense! Voters can't deal with that...makes them have to think and they don't like that.

The media crowd has a hard time to have a critical look on Obama's record. Every tiny amt of questions will always go back to - oh, he is black, that's why he is being attacked crap. Make no mistake about it, coming this fall, no media would ever do any negative stories about Hussein Obama...too many people are afraid to label as the one being instructmental to defeat the most promising black man to win the White House in this generation.

Juan----I am supposed to be happy that our nation will become a Socialist nightmare with the phony Republican McCain, and I should thank the Independents for that??? No thanks. You all can commit national suicide without MY gratitude. He won't be any less dangerous to the nation as Obama or Hillary.

The reason why Obama is winning right now is because he listens to the legitimate criticisms leveled against him and he makes necessary changes. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PEOPLE CONSISTENTLY SAY HE IS AN "EMPTY SUIT" OR SIMPLY RUNNING ON IDEALISTIC RHETORIC, HE MADE CHANGES TO HIS STUMP SPEECHES, ADDED MORE "MEAT," SUBSTANCE, ADDED TOWN HALLS, ECONOMIC MEETINGS, ETC. Imagine a President who actually listens to the American people to get things done? Speaking of empty (pant) suits, why does Hillary avoid answering the question of healthcare mandates and tax increases for the majority of working Americans?

A former democrat wants to tie McCains hands against Obamas attacks hmmmm hmmmmmm

Ah yes. The "stubby-armed" old coot McCamesty vs Obama with his give-away drivers license program to illegal mexican aliens. What a pair to draw to. The voters don't have much of a choice. Very sad. Very sad, indeed. The US will merge its' borders with mexico and canada, and we'll all live happily ever after.

Maybe the GOP needs to lose it all, as they did in 1992, so we can flush out the McKinnons, the McCains, the Spectors, the Olympia Snowes, the Susan Collinses, and the corrupt deadweight like Larry Craig (Arlen's buddy). A rest did the conservatives wonder in 1993.

Please-------obama is the most liberal...or r we picking a President based upon youth, looks, charisma rather than policies....if so Teddy Roosevelt and Honest Abe would lose too. What a shame--

Heard all of Barack Hussein Obama's speeches, thank God I'm a Catholic, they all sound like protestant rallies

Irma, I've been to the site and read. All I see is these boxes he's put a lot of people in. What I'm going to do for the Hispanics, Blacks, LBGT or whatever. Yepp he's going to bring us all together. Except he's left out a big chunk of America. By the way I didn't see my group on his list.

Please! Obama has not outlined any details of what he will do. He is simply running against the status quo when all that will happen if he wins is more status quo. The Federal government is a behemoth that no one person can change, he will change to fit it and line his pockets as well as his friends pockets for 4 or 8 years and of course set us on a collison course for more socialism...yeah can't wait to watch my taxes go back up to pay for all the programs he promises every night. What a joke....

What I can't get is when he gets in front of audiences he turns on this affected southern accent! He's from Illinois what's the deal?

He just doesn't want to lose. McCain is going to have hard time getting elected against Obama. He is very OLD and represent the opposite of CHANGE. Do you think Americans are going to elect some guy that stated on camera he doesn't know much about the economy works?? The republicans nominated a real big idiot. He has flip flopped more than John Kerry!

Hey joyce; why don't you listen to someone rather than yourself and other liberals. If or when you do, ask for proof and/or their voting record on the issues. It will speak for it's self. America will be swirling the drain soon... It's a sad time, but we’ve become ignorant, amoral and we deserve it. I truly hope BHO wins in Nov with a large Dem majority in congress; everyone will see what happens and hopefully wake-up. Only after that can we start to work again making this country great after the catastrophe that is coming our way soon. I just hope it doesn't take 8 years as opposed to 4 years, but the American sheepeople are infinitely ignorant so we'll see...

HA! McCain has just been stabbed in the back just like he's been stabbing conservatives in the back for at least 30 years! payback really is a b****.

Rasmussen has some interesting head to head polls in battleground states.

In Colorado, Obama has a nice lead over McCain, while McCain has a nice lead over Clinton.

In New Hampshire, Obama is strongly ahead of McCain, while McCain and Clinton are roughly equal.

A little good news for Clinton - she does better against McCain in Missouri than Obama does, though both contests are within a couple points, so inside the margin of error.

Rasmussen also has a national daily tracking poll. Obama has jumped to a five point lead today; the first time since the poll started early last year he has led in this poll.

Dang! McCain certainly knows how to pick em doesn't he? First an adviser who is more supportive of Mexico than the USA and now an adviser who wimps out on a fight? America missed its best bet by letting McCain overtake Romney - and I wasn't even for Romney!

Hillary and Bill are going to pull it off by hook or by crook. You can bet the Arkansas farm on it.

So, um, anyone who trusts a conservative is a moron...after 7 years of bush's crap, the media's crap, now Newt Gingrich and Peggy Noonan, die hard conservatives making 'positive' comments towards Obama...republicans voting for Obama in the Primary all because...

THEY WANT TO WIN..they know they will if they run against him, are you people stupid?

Hey, proof that Obamacans exist!

A commentator on CNN today said it's really hard to run against a message of hope. People don't like it when you bash hope.

RealClearPolitics.com shows Obama beats McCain in a head to head race. Check it out.

uhh....fire his ass.

Has anyone else noticed that this Primary campaign is following a similar trajectory to the plot of the final season of the West Wing? Fresh young candidate who transcends race (so he was Hispanic rather than African-American, but so what) gets himself ahead in the Democratic race. Crusty old, socially liberal Republican (despite having trouble with his conservative base) ties up the GOP nomination. And wasn't there even who resigned from Vinick's campaign staff because he couldn't bring himself to fight against the election of Santos?

Is this a case of life imitating art or what. Spooky.

I can't believe this guy Senator Obama. or should I say Senator Zeus (D. Olympus) he promises everything to everybody and no one on one challenges him. he votes No on the Surveillance Bill and no one challenges him and this guy may be the next Commander in Chief. He's more like the Messiah in Chief.

I can't believe this guy Senator Obama. or should I say Senator Zeus (D. Olympus) he promises everything to everybody and no one on one challenges him. he votes No on the Surveillance Bill and no one challenges him and this guy may be the next Commander in Chief. He's more like the Messiah in Chief.

Sounds like Mark McKinnon is a democrat and looking for a job in the Obama Misadministration. Why is he even advising McCain now? I thought once McCain had the nomination he would lay down for the democrats, but isn't it kind of early?

I wonder what the Obama people have on Mark McKinnon.

McCain is getting a taste of what democrats are really about... themselves only!

Dems say and do the opposite of their statements after pandering for votes.

McCain was stupid to fall for the left's set-up tactics, putting his name on bogus, CFR and Immigration bills to feed his mighty ego. He was suckered by Fiendgol, Kennedy and now trader Joe Lieberman.

Dems will use McCain (if he wins) to finish off conservatives, while he smiles for the cameras and media elites.

Democrats simply use people for the gain of their leftist agenda and then toss them aside like Hollyweird flash-in-the-pan liberal has-been's, because all they really care about is money and power for themselves.

McCain needs to wise-up fast, but it's unlikely, as you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Thank God 2012 will bring Romney back!

I never thought about it before, but Hillary and McCain, being such good "friends", might mean that if she were the Democratic nominee, McCain would just let her win the Presidency. He just seems like that sort of nice guy. With his legislative history, he could do just that.

Conservatives want to run against Hillary b/c even a percentage of Democrats dislike her greatly. Obama is their biggest fear. His favorable contrast w/ McCain couldn't be greater.

McNasty is part of the problem, not the solution, he's been in DC over 25 years.

I wonder how long it will take before Obama's campaign makes claims of racism against McCain? When the going gets tough....just claim racism.

Obama's got it made. McCain is just too slimy for conservatives to support.

Disgraceful. He needs to quit right now. What does he mean by "I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal."

Is this guy a 14 yr old girl?

Advisers to McCain are like wives. He'll just dump him and get a younger, richer advisor.

Sen. McCain should fire McKinnon.

As far as BHO and HRC...I have nothing to say. Let them fight. Hillary Clinton is not going to give it up until she's mathematically eliminated, and she could be back ahead in two weeks.

F. Melgin wrote: "Democrats are all about themselves"?! Yeah, if by "themselves" you mean "the majority of America! Romney in 2012?! If he couldn't win against pitiful John McCain this year, what makes you think he could win against anyone any year?

OK y'all, amusing comments. See ya in November, when America votes in a Democrat to the Oval Office!

McCain voted for torture today...flip-flopper. McCain voted to allow private companies to violate the 4th Amendment...Unamerican.

Most people never read George Orwell. He wrote of authoritarianism coupled with complacency.

Fearmongers are afraid. Hope mongers move to make the world better. Take your pick, read the issues at their websites (wow, you mean they really do talk about tangibles?), then vote your conscience.

Pakaal, you state the obvious. McCain-democrat. Hillary-democrat. Obama-Democrat. Of course there will be one in November.

mckinnon like mccain and bush are secretly democrats.

they are liberals and always have been.

bush was even born on the YALE campus.

Peter - take the 30-40% of social conservatives out of the GOP and you get to go back to the 40 years that ended with Bob Michel's reign.

I guess if you like being a permanent minority party, then so be it, but, I guess your views are instructive to this fiscal and social conservative, in that I understand that you kind of want to be Democrat-lite, enjoy some of the chotchke's that Nancy Pelosi tosses you, and sit back and watch the country decay away.

Maybe there's some large consituency that's going to replace ours, but, I don't think you're going to get it in the GOP you envision.

I like McCain, think he's right on the war and most fiscal issues, and he's a heck of a lot better than either Obama or Hillary.

Jay - They are all weak on the border issue and this nation is doomed unless we can first stop and then start to reverse this invasion.

Maybe the American people would just be better off if we break up into different countries just as the USSR did. Nothing last forever.

Can't you guys recognize character when you see it? Mr. McKinnon said months ago that he would not make ads (that will inevitably go negative) against Obama. He respects him as a candidate and does not want to be a working part of a campaign that tries to knock him down. Take off the partisan lenses for one minute and recognize when someone follows through on a promise! Democrat or Republican, we should recognize when someone actually keeps their word.

Sen. McCain has proven himself to be -on occasion - meaner than the proverbial junk-yard dog. That's exactly what our next president must be to deal with the Islamofascists. So I will vote for him in the general election but I can't say I will enjoy doing so.

Sen. McCain has proven himself to be -on occasion - meaner than the proverbial junk-yard dog. That's exactly what our next president must be to deal with the Islamofascists. So I will vote for him in the general election but I can't say I will enjoy doing so.

It sounds like McKinnon puts race above values. He ADMITS he disagrees with Obama on fundamental issues, agrees with McCain, but cannot then persue his values based on this knowledge. Well, some people vote for 'best haircut,' now it will be race over substance. What a country.

John McCain wasn't my first choice, but considering Obama and Ma, he is who my family will vote for now. I still think Huckabee is a Clinton plant. I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Ruthless truth is that Obama will win in a Landslide:

Focus on Senate and Congress

Save your energy for where we can win:

Get out and get behind your Senators and REPS

Face reality for a change

Do conservatives really think that the destruction of our economy, removal of our civil liberties, and decreased standing in the world is the fault of two years of Democratic majority and not the 6 previous years of a conservative Judiciary, Executive, and Legislature?

Are they really that delusional? Do they honestly believe that the massive corruption that has torn the country down is to blame on the people who couldn't do anything about it?

Do they really believe that all of the halls of power are populated primarily by Democrats and not the corporate tax-cutting, lobbyist scandal drenched Republicans?

Wow. I guess Denial's an art form for some people.

How sick is this? Yeah, show us the way Osama. Your Ancestors can't even get running water figured out but you can show the civilized world much. My race and culture sicken me now. How weak. Women prepare your children for slaughter and 3 rd world. It is coming.

The GOP is in this awful mess thanks to Florida's RNC's 'big guns' endorsing McLame in the last minute to stop Romney, who was on a roll. (Robert Novak explains in his column how brother Jeb was behind the coup against Romney in /Florida, after it was obvious that their first choice, former NYC mayor, sank fast with his huge baggage of waste material.) Now the RNC is scrambling with this unappealing candidate. The champaign is already flowing in the camp of the DemoLeft.

2 words -- Mark Fuhrman. This dude probably said the 'N' word on tape somewhere. Sounds like if that emerges it would really be bad for McCain. Note to self, don't say racist crap on tape. Just a theory, but something is real fishy about this. Although, why not just resign quietly. I'm scratching my head. And I love Obama.

All you idiots yammering about Bush and how awful his administration is never seem to understand that a president can't get very far without good support from congress. Everyone knows how ugly the democraps have been towards Bush. They lie all the time and can't keep their campaign promises. Bush could have used some help, not the foul badmouthing from Pelosi and Reid and others of their ilk.

Poor McCain dont have his guns and bullets like when he went to vietnam.

To bail him out on this one ,So it will get ugly when Obama bring out that HARVARD artillery in debates,BTW.. he did gives us a glimpse.. when he sent flip flop Romeny on his way by calling him a "ineffective candidate".

You really have to be nuts;to let this ole coot carry on the BUSH Urban civil
war policy in Iraq,which we have no business being in,and it will continue to drain billions and further sink our economy.Poor obama will have to come in and keep the boat afloat;by putting back those jobs that was lost and put a freeze on those people losing their homes.However he is a guy we can all rally around.

watching obama march to the whitehouse is truly going be like the movie ~the truman Show ~ we really dont know what will happen.

How stupid!

Look at @olga , is going fall for the boogeyman man tactics that the Republicans always play ; with slogans like " dont look in your bedroom closet a terrorist is there" and some voters fall for it hook line and sinker , if this country was so protected.. then why is our borders not secure.The REP party have nothing good to offer the american people but FEAR.

This is an extraordinary story.

How often do we see a seasoned political consultant refuse to work on a campaign because of his authentic idealism about and hopes for the opponent?

This is on