McCain Adviser Ousted After Conflict With 527

John McCain's campaign asked a prominent Republican consultant, Craig Shirley, to leave his official campaign role Thursday after a Politico inquiry about Shirley's dual role consulting for the campaign and for an independent "527" group opposing the Democratic presidential candidates. The campaign also released a new conflict of interest policy barring such arrangements.

Shirley, a conservative public relations veteran, doubled as a consultant to McCain and to the group Stop Her Now, a 527 group barred from coordinating its activities with presidential campaigns. He is not currently on the McCain campaign's payroll, but would also step down from his role on McCain's Virginia Leadership Team, a McCain spokesman, Brian Rogers, said.

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[ejay579]

By the time the rats' nest is cleaned out, Cruella is going to be driving the Straight Talk Express with Johnny McDepends as the only passenger.

[NoahVail]

Perhaps he can bring in his mentor and former spiritual advisor, Vo Nguyen Giap.

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[MarkyM]

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[AxelDC]

When is Mark Salter going to resign over writing books for McCain on the government's time while he was supposed to be running McCain's Senate office. Salter even admits that his summer home was purchased with royalties from those books, written in McCain's Senate conference room.

[KillTheMessenger]

There are a heck of a lot of dubious people attached to the McCain campaign. What does that tell us about him, even if they leave one by one? Nothing good, I am afraid.

[Midnightrain]

Typical.

[AdamND]

I hope that the Obama Campaign starts hitting him on this.

[AxelDC]

I think Obama is going to keep playing the gentleman. Not once did he mention how ridiculous Clinton's campaign was run. Instead, he just let her actions speak for themselves.

[pbfishtaco]

Will the last one in the office please turn out the lights?

[ThunderclapNewman]

Typical GOP activity.

McCain's campaign is just an extension of the right-wing lobby shops on K Street.