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September 17, 2007

CNN.com – CNN Political Ticker

HILTON HEAD, South Carolina (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls Sunday for failing to apologize for the controversial MoveOn.org advertisement that referred to General David Petraeus as “General Betray Us.”

“Now, they acknowledge that [Petraeus] is an honorable and fine military man, but they refuse to repudiate MoveOn.org,” McCain said of the Democrats. “And as you say, if you can’t stand up to them, how can you stand up to the tough challenges that are presented to you as President of the United States? I don’t know the answer to that.”

Hmmm, I came across this piece this morning. Now I have to admit I am not paying much attention to the 2008 presidential candidates because it is too early and there are just too many of them still. But, I had thought McCain was gone. See, that is the problem with starting the campaign so early, you might find some extra money but you have a bigger chance of sticking your foot in your mouth and ruining any chance you ever had of being nominated or elected.

I found John McCain criticizing the democratic hopefuls bizarre given that he never said peep one about the swift boat veterans in the last election. In fact I don’t remember any republican disputing them but I think they used them in their own campaigns. Hmmmm just bizarre how it works one way but not the other in his mind.

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