McCain in that ad

The Kerry campaign is countering the new Bush ad that features footage of John McCain by releasing a report by Judy Woodruff:

Judy Woodruff: “I just called the office of John McCain just to clarify whether the Bush campaign checked with him that they were using him in this ad, because we know that George W. Bush and John McCain have not necessarily been close friends. The McCain people said yes, he was called, they did give him the courtesy to let him know. But they also point out that this is exactly what they expected, that this was an appearance that John McCain made on behalf of George W. Bush, that John McCain wasn’t consulted about the timing. And they went on to point out that John McCain remains close friends, good friends with John Kerry and John Edwards and that he does not plan to criticize either one of them during this campaign. So it’s a little interesting wrinkle.”

Just blurt out it out, Senator McCain: You think Bush has bungled the war on terrorism. Oh, and the Kerry administration is leaving the light on for you in the office of the Secretary of Defense... : )