Why the right reluctantly defended McCain

The Politico by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei | Feb. 24, 2008 (Opinion)

Conservative leaders often portray their political mission in moralistic terms: right vs. wrong. But their reaction to a news report that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) might have had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist shows the activist right is often animated by a different impulse: us against them Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Republicans, Republican Nomination, John McCain
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Feb 24, 2008 - 7:14 AM PST
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