How to Not Rectify Mistakes: John Sidney McCain/Charlie Black edition

By GottaLaff

How to Not Rectify Mistakes, Lesson One:

Democrats hope to pressure McCain strategist Charlie Black to resign, but so far, McCain is having none of it, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. As of last night, "Internally, McCain is supporting Charlie," said one of those people. Black recongizes the gravity of his mistake, people close to him said.

Last night on Keith Olbermann's Countdown, Former NSC Counterterrorism Chief Richard Clarke said that the only way McCain could be taken seriously, if he wants to run on the issues and not as the “scare candidate,” would be to fire Black:

And if McCain is sincere in saying that he‘s shocked, that there‘s gambling going on in his casino, then he ought to part with Charlie Black. I mean, Charlie Black ought to be gone tomorrow morning so that we can say, once and for all, that this campaign is not going to be a campaign about fear and about saying that one guy is soft on terrorism and if you vote for him, there will be another terrorist attack; all the sorts of things that we‘ve heard in the past.

Conclusion: J Sid's not sincere, and Charlie Black is a fearmonger. End of Lesson One.