It looks like McCain’s presidential bid is coming to an end. His chief strategist and his campiagn manager have both resigned. Even the guy who has co-authored 5 books with him has left his campaign. It is rumored that none of the three left amicably from the campaign. It was definitely interesting to see one of the most beloved republican senators turn traitor and self-destruct.
McCain Campaign Suffers Key Shake-Ups
By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 11, 2007; 4:03 AMWASHINGTON — John McCain jettisoned his two top aides Tuesday as the one-time Republican front-runner struggled to right a presidential bid in deep financial and political trouble.
Campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver offered McCain their resignations, which the Arizona senator accepted with “regret and deep gratitude for their dedication, hard work and friendship.”
At least three other senior aides followed the two out the door, and the campaign announced that Rick Davis, who managed McCain’s 2000 bid and has served as the current campaign’s chief executive officer, will take over.
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The White House is similarly showing signs of implosion. A Senate appropriations committee has refused the Vice President’s office’s request for more funding until they hand over the subponeaed documents. (And yes, the Vice President’s office is part of the executive branch, regardless of what Dick Cheney would like to believe).
U.S. Senate panel moves to cut off funding for Cheney in flap with Dems over executive order
The Associated Press
Published: July 10, 2007WASHINGTON: Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to cut off funding for U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney’s office in a continuing battle over whether he must comply with national security disclosure rules.
A Senate appropriations panel chaired by Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin refused to fund $4.8 million in the vice president’s budget until Cheney’s office complies with parts of an executive order governing its handling of classified information.
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