Not McCain: Another Reason

Another reason to add to the NOT McCain file (from Reuters via TPM):

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, is likely to be in Iraq over the weekend.The Obama campaign has tried to cloak the Illinois senator’s trip in some measure of secrecy for security reasons. The White House, State Department and Pentagon do not announce senior officials’ visits to Iraq in advance.

“I believe that either today or tomorrow — and I’m not privy to his schedule — Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators” who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a campaign fund-raising luncheon.

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If Obama is going to Iraq this weekend, I can not begin to imagine how much this is complicating the security planning for the trip.

So, is it the old man excuse or the everybody already knew it excuse.

Add that to this and I think the McCain campaign is pushing the limits.

I’m curious.  Will this make it onto The News Hour, just like the hysterical “Obama Changed His Website!!!!!” nonsense?  I’m not going to hold my breath or anything.

ADDED:  That Reuters article is chock-full of McCain old man finger wagging.  What a complete nag that man is.

AlSO ADDED: Not a peep on The News Hour.