According to dozens of media outlets, Sen. John McCain's media team has resigned--an indication that the campaign's firings two weeks ago have resulted in a hellish blowback that threatens to sink the one-time frontrunner's moribund campaign.Political ad-jockeys Russ Schriefer and Stuart Stevens (vets of the '04 and Y2K Bush campaigns) emailed the new campaign manager--to say that they were quitting (nice touch, you gutless pansies). The campaign manager, lobbyist Rick Davis has not exactly won friends on the campaign staff. Schriefer and Stevens told friends they had considered leaving for days because they had not been paid and it was not clear when, if, or how much they might actually be paid.
The Schriefer and Stevens resignations follow close on a story in The Wall Street Journal Monday about Rick Davis's business and lobbying activities. McCain campaign advisers say those activities involving a business he started, and another launched by an acquaintance of his, risked embarrassing the senator. I'm not so sure they would do anything he hasn't already done to himself. At this juncture, it looks like McCain could f**k up a two-car funeral procession. He has perfected the Reverse Midas Touch. Who'd have thunk this a short four months ago? I was sure it was Giuliani who would implode; we still have that to look forward to.
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Looks like Nelson,Jesmer, et al are continuing throwing their marbles because they cannot play anymore. Frankly, they should not have been hired in the first place. Basically, they are mercenaries and not very talented ones at that.
ReplyDeleteVery true. But The Senator brought them on, and now he has to pay the piper.
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