It seems clear that the Dems plan to paint John McCain as a warmonger.
Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Barack Obama supporter, apologized to John McCain Tuesday for suggesting to a West Virginia newspaper that the Arizona senator does not care about “the lives of people” caught in the wars he champions, dating back to his Navy service in Vietnam.
The apology came after Barack Obama’s campaign swiftly criticized the West Virginia senator for the remarks quoted Monday in his hometown newspaper. Rockefeller told The Charleston Gazette that McCain is too far removed from the repercussions of war to deal with them.
“McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit,” Rockefeller told the newspaper, which published the article on the interview Tuesday. “What happened when they [the missiles] get to the ground? He doesn’t know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues,” he is quoted saying.
On Tuesday, Rockefeller issued a statement, saying, “I have deep respect for John McCain’s honorable and noble service to our country. I made an inaccurate and wrong analogy and I have extended my sincere apology to him.
“While we differ a great deal on policy issues, I profoundly respect and appreciate his dedication to our country, and I regret my very poor choice of words,” he said.
I am so sick of these apologies, this fake civility.
Rockefeller said what he thinks about McCain and the actions of the military. I believe he was being honest in his original statement. That was sincere.
The apology is BS. It's appropriate for him to apologize, but it's still BS. Rockefeller is doing damage control. I don't believe he's had a sudden change of heart.
I'd have more respect for Rockefeller if he didn't back down. His apology is a lie.
I can't stand insincere apologies. They're self-serving.
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