During his appearance today on This Week, John McCain said it was "probably" a mistake to seek out the endorsement of John Hagee, the apocalyptic Texas preacher.

On the other hand, McCain did say he was "glad to have" Hagee's endorsement: "I admire and respect Dr. Hagee's leadership ... I admire and appreciate his advocacy for the state of Israel, the independence of the state of Israel."

Somewhat awkwardly, this line of questioning was in the middle of the same interview where McCain condemned Barack Obama's past associations with former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers.