McCain to GOP: Lay Off Obama on Blagojevich Scandal

In what has heretofore been an all-too-rare occurrence, John McCain and I agree completely about something. On ABC's This Week, George Stephanopoulos asked McCain about the constant trilling from RNC chair Mike Duncan: (from Politico)

"He's had a statement every single day, saying that the Obama team should reveal all contacts they've had with Governor [Rod] Blagojevich. He says that Obama's promise of transparency to the American people is now being tested. Do you agree with that?"

McCain replied: "I think that the Obama campaign should and will give all information necessary. You know, in all due respect to the Republican National Committee and anybody - right now, I think we should try to be working constructively together, not only on an issue such as this, but on the economy stimulus package, reforms that are necessary. And so, I don't know all the details of the relationship between President-elect Obama's campaign or his people and the governor of Illinois, but I have some confidence that all the information will come out. It always does, it seems to me."

McCain's admonition isn't just about being a good guy, it's about good politics, too. Every indication thus far is that Obama and his team are squeaky clean on this, so to harangue him daily about it is likely to backfire badly in the long run. If you're going to point and scream at a curtain, you'd better be sure there's something behind it.

Still, I nominate McCain for Perrier this week, because I think this was mainly about him being a good guy and supporting the President-Elect.

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