McCain advisor: I’ll quit rather than help you defeat the Messiah

This has got to be bogus, doesn’t it? If the guy really believes Obama is America’s political messiah, why on earth doesn’t he go work for him? If Jesus is in your tournament bracket, you don’t say, “I’m sticking with my team unless they play Jesus.” You root for Jesus.

Obama ’08: Good versus evil. Which side are you on?

[Mark] McKinnon, a lifelong Democrat until he decided to team up with Bush, developed a bond with McCain over their shared belief in the need to remain committed to the troops in Iraq. McKinnon helped organize McCain’s last book tour and has traveled extensively with the senator, offering media advice to the candidate for much of the last year. But he wrote a memo to the campaign in January, explaining that he would quit if the general election pitted McCain against Obama. McKinnon wrote that while he opposed Obama’s policies, especially on Iraq, he felt that the Illinois senator–as an African-American politician–has a unique potential to change the country. Therefore, McKinnon argued, he wanted no part in any efforts to tear down Obama’s candidacy. (McKinnon, who has previously told friends he was inspired by Obama’s autobiography, refused to comment on the memo, as did Brian Jones, McCain’s communications director; Obama’s campaign said that the senator had never met McKinnon.)

Exit question: Whom does this article tell us the most about? McCain, McKinnon, Obama, or the dispirited, doubtful conservative base?

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