I hope he gets pressed hard on this. It shows how Republicans plan on using fear to win.

it really does seem like an accidental revealing of the game plan

We have to make it clear to McCain and the rest of the Republicans that terrorist attacks on or from this country, like a bombing campaign against Iran are election losing propositions.

These idiots are so delusional as to think that if, say Bush bombed Iran, people would rally around McCain. Kristol Was fantasizing about it on Fox news Sunday. Probably just delusional daydreaming on his part but sadly I wouldn't put it past Bush to bomb Iran before he leaves office, possibly before the election. The question is just weather or not him and his clique see how bad of an idea it really is.

But seriously, a bombing campaign would be the end of the republicans for good. Or at least a long-ass time.

Idiotic question in the first place. Just like it's absurd for pundits to opine that a terrorist attack would help McCain (which I disagree with), it's also a tasteless question to ask. Then when the advisor loses his mind and actually answers it, the media jumps all over him. The whole thing is stupid.

btw -- I also must laugh if Black thinks that Bhutto's assassination helped McCain. If they actually believe that, it helps explain why their campaign is a bit of a mess: They don't have a clue. Hope they keep up the good work!

I'm sorry, but to keep this guy on as a senior adviser is ridiculous. This is McCain's "out" with Black and he should use it to kick him to the curb and send a strong message. Get out from under his lobbyist ties without having it be an issue.

Breaking:

Turdblossom declares that Barack Obama is actually a White Anglo Saxon Protestant(WASP) Man, because that is the type that is usually found in Country Clubs.

Greggie. With a straight face can you seriously take time in your post on your disgust with campaigns AND commentator at sdiscussing qui bono from pre-election terrorist attacks to point out that in your personal opinion the predictions are most likely mistaken?

I'm thrilled that McCain is taking heat for a dumb, RFK-in-June-like comment from his top guy. But as you say, this is standard-order contingency thinking that any campaign manager would be committing professional misconduct not to do (although not talk about in public, at least in this way). And if the campaigns have license to think it through, then commentators certainly are within their mandate to do it.

Again, great that the guy was such a moron about it. But what's with the (I hope) fake innocentce about it?

I actually disagree with Black's assessment. The republicans have had 8 years to do something abotu the 'war on terror' and they have pretty much done very little besides make lots of knee-jerk induced headaches at the airport for travellers. The only think good that the republicans have managed to do over the last 8 years has been to prevent another attack (and I am not entirely sure that isn't just dumb luck). If another one were to occur, they would have basically failed on every account.

I can see where Black would think this would help, especially since McCain's only real advantage is in Nat's Security. However that doesn't mean he is right and I think that people are very suspicious of this kind of stuff coming out of the Repubs these days. Manufacture a war for political purposes??? No - not these guys....

Is that sort of like Demi Moore "strenously objecting" in A Few Good Men?

Obama needs to nail him to the wall on this. Enough of this fearmongering crap.

So what's FISA if not a capitulation to fearmongering? I can see why they'd keep using the same strategy as long as we keep enabling it to work.

GREG, CAN U DO US A FAVOR AND PUSH THIS???

GOD KNOWS THAT THE MEDIA WOULD GO F-IN BIZZERK IF AXELROD HAD SAID IT!!! come on!!! don't let them get away wiht ANOTHER ONE! the CONTEXT is CLEAR!!!

He looks like he's losing his bearings.

Charlie we are not supposed to be telling our little secrets, remember! Geeze, some guys just cannot keep a secret. The GOP is all about mis-information and lies, remember. Hey, its been working well for the last 8 years now.

Obama should hit him on this - I mean McCain goes after his VP vetter for crying out loud.

Memo to SFC Wallace: Is that a government computer you're using when you put the logo of the 7th Cav up there? You might want to be a bit more careful. I don't doubt that you serve proudly -- but as a former Marine -- what you're doing makes me wince.

So Hillary's referencing to Bobby Kennedy was said to be a dog whistle to her lunatic fringe supporters but McCain gets a pass when his top adviser is hoping for a terrorist attack because it would help John McCain?

I'm telling you, McCain can do no wrong with the press.

Anybody notice the band-aids on top of McCain's head during this press conference?

I don't mean to be crude... But I haven't heard anyone mention it and they were very visible.

Has his cancer returned?