In its endorsement of John McCain in the NY Republican primary on February 5th the New York Times reminded many Republicans exactly what it is they don’t like about the AZ Senator: “[O]ne of the first prominent Republicans to point out how badly the war in Iraq was being managed … stood up for the humane treatment of prisoners and for a ban on torture … recogniz[ed] the threat of global warming early … work[ed] with Senator Russ Feingold, among the most liberal of Democrats, on groundbreaking [campaign finance reform] legislation … worked with Senator Edward Kennedy on immigration reform.”
As if the liberal paper’s endorsement wasn’t damaging enough, Bill Clinton was running around SC crowing that McCain and Hillary are “very close” and that they “like and respect each other.”
Several recent polls suggest that McCain would edge out Hillary in the general election, so Bill must have decided to divide his time between slowing any momentum McCain may be building and discrediting Obama (it’s patently clear by now that the Clintons are trying to kill Obama seven different ways to make sure he stays dead).
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