Obama Camp: McCain Adviser's Claim That Terror Attack Would Help Campaign Is "Complete Disgrace"
The Obama campaign is going after the McCain camp over top adviser Charlie Black's claim that a terror attack on U.S. soil would help McCain politically.
Here's the statement from Obama campaign spokesperson Bill Burton:
"Barack Obama welcomes a debate about terrorism with John McCain, who has fully supported the Bush policies that have taken our eye off of al Qaeda, failed to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, and made us less safe. The fact that John McCain's top advisor says that a terrorist attack on American soil would be a 'big advantage' for their political campaign is a complete disgrace, and is exactly the kind of politics that needs to change. Barack Obama will turn the page on these failed policies and this cynical and divisive brand of politics so that we can unite this nation around a common purpose to finish the fight against al Qaeda."
Note the line about how Obama "welcomes a debate about terrorism" with McCain. That Obama wants to have a debate about national security is fast becoming an Obama campaign refrain.
Which is good, because as I've noted before, McCain's attacks on Obama as soft on terror are all about persuading people that the McCain campaign is the one on offense. For Obama to keep saying that this is a debate he wants and will win can only be helpful in preventing that meme from developing.
Late Update: A question: Why didn't the Obama campaign call on McCain to fire Black? Wouldn't that have kept the story going and forced the McCain team to prove it's serious about not indulging in the Rovian fearmongering that McCain claims to be above?
Good idea or bad idea? We'd be interested in hearing you all weigh in on this.
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