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• BuzzFlash - Daily Headlines and Breaking News | Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude: ... Shocked, Shocked (about the Libby Commutation), Not: Dr. J.'s Commentary Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain accepted the resignations of two of his top aides today in a stunning shakeup of a campaign that has been roiled by financial and political problems." ...
• Roger Ailes: ... Saint John Flames Out Saint John McCain can spend money like a drunken Naval officer in support of an immoral and failed war, because it's someone else's money. Apparently, though, the Saint is a little more tight-fisted when its his own cash on the line: An angry McCain reportedly confronted Weaver and Nelson about the campaign's operations, particularly the amount of money that was being spent even when it was clear funds were tight. The final ...
• The Washington Monthly: ... down. After returning from a trip to Iraq — something hardly likely to have lifted his spirits — John McCain apparently blew up at campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver over their out-of-control spending. In the end, he fired Nelson and Weaver then resigned: Weaver's resignation was the most surprising. He has been McCain's chief strategist and confidant for many years, playing a role as central to the Arizonan's political operations as White House senior adviser Karl Rove has played in ...
• LiberalOasis: ... in Foreign Policy / Iraq / Republican Party John McCain campaign is faltering for one simple reason: Iraq. More specifically, McCain has been mistrusted by the conservative base of the GOP ever since he picked fights with them in 2000, despite his ...
• WTF Is It Now??: ... John McCain's campaign manager and chief strategist have either resigned or been fired. Update: evidently, Saint McCain went berserk , so they quit. ...
• The Moderate Voice » Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporting, and popular culture features from across the political spectrum.: ... By Holly in Cincinnati Washington Post: McCain Advisers Quit Struggling Campaign Top aides’ resignations raise questions about how long McCain will be able to stay in the race. Posted on July 10th, 2007 | ...
• Mad as Hell: ... Where McCain Stands Now Top McCain Aides Quit Struggling Campaign ...
• The Democratic Daily: ... from a visit to Iraq over the weekend, ultimately led to their departures, according to sources. This realy doesn’t bode well for McCain at all. The speculation is rampant, including comparing the McCain Mess to “ one John F. Kerry faced four years ago, when he dismissed several top advisers after his campaign had fallen into a tailspin.” Kerry pulled out just fine, obviously, going on to win the Democratic nomination. McCain however, is seriously struggling in the mire. ...
• PBD - Progressive Blog Digest: ... so insidious an enemy taken down point by point and left huddled in the smoking ruins of his own hubris by the end of the book. . . . The wheels are coming off the Straight Talk Express http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071000759.html Sen. John McCain accepted the resignations of two of his top aides today in a stunning shakeup of a campaign that has been roiled by financial and political problems. Campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver ...
• RealClearPolitics: ... McCain Campaign Implosion Top McCain Advisers Out ...
• Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip: ... to Walnuts It doesn’t look like anyone is going to tell John McCain that the problem isn’t his staffers. [ WP , USAT, Politico, ...
• Democrat Taylor Marsh Broadcasts Live Talk Radio and Blogs Politics: ... got the AP calling the political massacre a "shake up." If McCain's in the middle of a "shake up" I sure as hell wouldn't want them making my martini. Dan Baltz's article has the headline Top McCain Aides Quit Struggling Campaign. An angry McCain reportedly ...
• LiberalOasis: ... in Foreign Policy / Iraq / Republican Party John McCain campaign is faltering for one simple reason: Iraq. More specifically, McCain has been mistrusted by the conservative base of the GOP ever since he picked fights with them in 2000, despite his ...