Karl Rove Advising McCain Campaign

Politico:

John McCain is getting much more than President Bush's endorsement and fundraising help for his campaign. He's getting Bush's staff.

It's no secret that Steve Schmidt, Bush's attack dog in the 2004 election, and Mark McKinnon, the president's media strategist, are performing similar functions for McCain now.

Read the whole story: Politico

Comments

[wndrwrthg]

If you want another four years of cheney just vote for mccain. As cheney gathered the scum and villainy of the nixon / reagan years so has Mccain drawn the vile putrescent scum of the last seven. A vote for mccain is a vote for the death of the Constitution.

[JoesGarage]

When I glance at the names of the advisors coming on board the McCain campaign I've got to wonder who the real Manchurian candidate is. Will the last of Senator McCain's independence be drained away by this crew? Will he be programmed as the ultimate Bush surrogate, apologist, and booster? Once in the White House, will McCain then be manipulated by the powerful hypnotic suggestions planted deep in his subconscious by this cohort of Bush loyalists? Just kidding, of course, but it's not as farfetched as the nutty notion that a newborn was selected 45 years ago--programmed to become the agent of hegemonic fanatics--and then elected to the American presidency. It's all fantastic speculation. McCain is, after all, his own man--as far as I know.

[jerryfromcalifornia]

This world does not need anymore bush/cheney anything. rove belongs in jail and I'm sure he'll end up there someday. I always say these assholes get it in the end, but its never soon enough.
I thought that Mccain was smarter than this, I guess its true that he's the bastard that everyone has said. I never get dissapointed with the dirty dealing of the "republic" party.

[Gatormouth]

Great. The two most accomplished dissimulators in current American politics, conductors on the "Streight Talk Express".

[incontempt]

Irrelevant ...handholding as they charge for the cliff.

[win2kpro]

Electing McSame = 4 more years of "shrub" philosophy.

[unclebucky]

Well.

Not only can we chide McBush as being an angry little puppy, but we can show his connections to the Bush years through Karl Rove and his legacy of dirty politics.

THAT McCain thinks he is still on the Straight Talk Express is negated by Rove's presence.

Rove will deep-six McBush's campaign, and the GOP will blame him for the rest of his unnatural life.

Ugh.

--UB.

[savertime]

I thought Rove was advising Clinton!

[mamacat]

One more reason not to vote for McCain.
How in the world can he let the man who oranised the dirty tricks against him in South Carolina in 2000 be involved in his campaign in 2008? What happened to his ethics?

[MadJeffersonian]

McBushney was at the crossroads and for a shot at the White House, he sold his soul to Rove.

[hmmmmmer]

If the Democrats don't have their commercial time ready for this combo then they are so totally incompetent nothing will help. The Republicans are showing desperation and the Democrats can smell it, now it is time to do something about it.

[truthyguy]

If the headline is true about Rove advising McCain, then as a person McCain is deeply flawed. For him to embrace the man who did the push polling in 2000 against him, especially with the things he said and did, shows he has no self respect or respect for his family, and the quest for power is paramount. Sad. Truly sad.

[PeaceLoveVote]

Rove and McShame are discussing Ron Paul.
After all, who knows the sting of Pauls bite better then Rove?
In 02 Rove joined Tom Delay and others in splitting Rons district so that most of the Republican
voters were moved into Toms neighboring district.
Even though Delay succeeded in splitting the district and taking about 25% of the Republican voters, they
made the mistake of missing the fact that Ron has a deep support from Liberal and moderate DEMOCRATS!
They lost the following election more so then the year before!
Ron has kept politics truly amusing here in Tx-14!
We love him and it cuts across party lines.
They now know this!

[mamacat]

Unless Rove has suddenly grown a conscience, this is one more reason not to vote for McCain. Or any Republican, for that matter.

[imsosure]

When Liars and Crooks get together it's all laughs!