John Sidney McCain's chief strategist: Another terrorist attack “would be a big advantage to him”

By GottaLaff

Via Think Progress we discover how advantageous another terrorist attack would be to John Sidney McAppalling:

Now, McCain’s chief strategist, Charlie Black, tells Fortune that the “unfortunate event” of Bhutto’s death “helped us.” Asked if another terrorist attack on U.S. soil would help McCain as well, Black told Fortune that it would be “a big advantage to him“:

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December was an “unfortunate event,” says Black. “But his knowledge and ability to talk about it reemphasized that this is the guy who’s ready to be Commander-in-Chief. And it helped us.” As would, Black concedes with startling candor after we raise the issue, another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. “Certainly it would be a big advantage to him,” says Black.

Update: Kevin Drum also points out that when asked about the "gravest long-term threat to the U.S. economy," McCain replies, "Islamic extremism."

Let's recap: George Bush, Bill Kristol and John Bolton think that attacking Iran will help McDeathToll, and now his own chief strategist holds out hope that an attack right here in the U.S.A would boost his numbers.

These so-called patriots have concluded that the only way McDeathToll can win is if innocent people are blown to smithereens. Great message. Keep repeating it. There's nothing more effective in a presidential campaign than a slogan like, "Change you can kill for!"