Bill O'Reilly to John McCain: stop trashing President Bush

He did it again today.

For the last few weeks, Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain has been taking almost daily shots at the Bush administration. Presumably the goal is to distance the Arizona senator -- at least in the minds of independent voters -- from President Bush, whose popularity rating rarely edges above 27%.

Today's jab was subtle. Asked at a town hall about Iraq, McCain talked about his vision of Iraq someday stabilizing into a democratic, if flawed, government. Then he added, "Right now I'm not sure we should criticize other governments."

It's those kind of comments that are driving conservatives crazy. On his Fox News show last night, conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly asked whether McCain is throwing Bush under the bus and questioned the strategy's wisdom.

"Some conservatives still like the president and are skeptical about McCain, and that's not the way to win them over," O'Reilly said.

-- Johanna Neuman

Comments

[plankbob]

Mr. McCain trashes Bush occasionally now but once upon a time, Mr. McSame told a different story to O'Reilly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U5KZzgaB2k&feature=related

You can't have it both ways.

[Bobby]

Republican John Weiler, Former Staff Sgt, U.S. Air Force
supports Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvO1xELHp3k

McCain wants to declare victory in Iraq in 5 years. McCain
followed Karl Rove's December 2007 advice and embraced Bush on the economy and Iraq.

http://artofmanliness.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mccain-hug.jpg

Karl Rove's protege Steve Schmidt now runs McCain's campaign.

Say no to a third McCain/Bush/Cheney/Rove/Schmidt term.

Barack Obam '08