CHARLIE BLACK SAYS MCCAIN WINS IN BATTLE TO KEEP AMERICA SAFE

“On national security McCain wins, according to McCain’s chief strategist Charlie Black.

“We saw how that might play out early in the campaign, when one good scare, one timely reminder of the chaos lurking in the world, probably saved McCain in New Hampshire, a state he had to win to save his candidacy, according to Black in Fortune.

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.

Black, interviewed by reporters as he stood outside McCain’s fundraiser, said: “I deeply regret the comments. They were inappropriate. I recognize that John McCain has devoted his entire adult life to protecting his country and placing its security before every other consideration.”

The Obama Campaign Responds:

“The fact that John McCain’s top advisor says that a terrorist attack on American soil would be a ‘big advantage’ for their political campaign is a complete disgrace, and is exactly the kind of politics that needs to change…,” said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.