CNN

General Wesley Clark said nothing wrong!
I hope Barack puts him in his cabinet!
McCain's rides a CTE!
Crooked Talk Express!
He wants to do town hall meetings with Barack, travel
out of the country with Barack and tell him who to hire
and fire. The maverick needs to manage his own
losing campaign.

Know why Mr. Black is not out....McSame does not want to upset the conservatives.
Yes, bring in the Bush experts to manage his campaign...and then argue that he is for CHANGE!!! Where is Karl?

This is a much needed shake up for the McCain camp. Still, one has to marvel at how well the man is doing in polls against an opponent who represents change and domestic focus in a year where the encumbent brand is in the toilet, people are more responsive to domestic issues, the economy is in recession and our collective fear of terror is down.

The fact that he's even polling close has to hearten many neoconservatives, even while true conservatives are taking a hard look at Ron Paul and Bob Barr, who are actually representing the conservative movement.

Conservatives will likely fall in line as they trend towards obedience more than maverick liberal types (who tend to be as difficult to herd as cats).

That there is hope for this campaign is a miracle. Ironically his opponent is the one campagning on hope!

What a strange nation we live in. We are a conservative nation, yet there is not one conservative candidate in the top two parties.

Well during the primaries Clinton couldn’t figure it out and neither will McCain in the General Elections. Even former VP Dan Quayle can't spell POTATO, but he can sure read the writing on the wall, he fell just short of telling McCain to forget the presidency in 2008. But since Bush and McCain don’t know changing tactics doesn’t constitute change of strategy they’ll keep at it with their exercises in futility because they fail to grasp that there is a social/civic change that have come to bare with the Obama movement. This is an election for ages (nothing to do with the candidate’s ages).

Oh Lordy, some real big flip flopping going on.

Without a doubt, McBoring is definitely running for W's third term. McCains actions have spoken much louder this words his words. There is very little on which McBoring and W disagree. The facts are the facts. McCain should dump Charlie Black and those like him NOW!

((America was founded on Judeo-Christan morals/values/principles and Obama's Universalism or "Christianity just one of many ways" might please hard core Liberals, Progressives and Multiculturists but not Mainstream Americans and Evangelicals.))

So you're supporting McCain. I'm sure you're aware he has had no love affair with the Christian right wing. I will at least credit him for some intelligence in that arena. So why are you supporting McCain?

Meanwhile, did you read the First Amendment? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." This country was founded on principles of FREEDOM. We welcome people of all faiths here. If you don't like it, go off and live on a lonely island somewhere.

You have bitten the bait from the religious right wing, hook, line and sinker. How much money have you wasted on TV and radio evangelists who line their pockets with it?

You might be looking for favoritism and special treatment, but most of us Christians, and mainstream Americans, believe in simply loving thy neighbor. You are the one who is on the fringe, my friend.

McBush is fast food politics!

Engineering PhD student for Obama 2008.

Problem not Solved.....McCain is confused and he is the source of unforced errors.

Rad! This should bode well for distancing himself from Bush! Ummm, wait...

Obama 08

I wonder how a new campaign manager can change the economy and the war? I always knew the Republicans were greedy elitists but didn't realize until now they are also a little on the dumb side.

No surprise there. This should be proof positive to all the repuglicans that you are in deep doo doo. For the last 4 weeks they have been saying we are good, we are going to catch up. But now a leadership change at the top means they have been lying to you all for the last 4 weeks. McSames GOP machine is leaking oil everywhere, what will happen in a serious debate? You will get walked on and all of America will see how pathetic the GOP is. Any one who buys into their future crap is a sheep and should be labled the most unpatriotic of all Americans.

There's nothing wrong with McBush's campaign! They just don't get it that too many people are fed up with the Republican tactics and their way of handling affairs. This war is breaking the country to end up a second world country! It's just not Bush people, after all, Bush couldn't have done what he did without his Republicans out-voting the Democrat's efforts to block Bush's agenda! McCain carries the same failed goals and policies as Bush does...enough already! No campaign stragedy will save the powerful and greedy Republicans this time!

I alway thought his tie was too tight...don't bust a pipe trying to get at Mr. Obama, it wouldn't matter anyway.

So McCain felt no necessity to cut loose Joe Lieberman or his dirty lobbyist Black for saying American will be attacked in 2009 by terrorist and that a terrorist attack in America this year would be good for McCain. So someone McCain finds it necessary that Obama cut loose Gen Clark?

McCain is milking Clark's statement because McCain's camp has nothing better to talk about. They can't talk about the economy; they would lose. They can't talk about the Iraq war; they would lose; they can't talk about the energy crisis; they would lose; so why not while away the time arguing with a general on what whether being shut down constitute executive experience? So much for the straight talk express. If McCain thinks he can win this election by trying to distract the American people from the real issues such as the economy, the energy crisis and the war, and by threatening the people with talks of terrorist attacks that will happen next year - he's has really lost his bearings.

What a surprise: decentralization isn't effective. If they could only take that principle and apply it to the economy a little bit more often, perhaps our economy wouldn't be in shambles right now.

dems have to much time on their hand s to post on forums,

OBAMA = Failure

I really wish they would stop trying and just let it go

......and the Swift Boat guy, too? MCBush-McSame. He is afraid of Ret. 4 star Ret. General Clark! The General who won the last war the US won,Kosovo-which still has peace a decade later. McNot so qualified.

I know I speak for many other Americans as well as myself when I say it is time to change the tactics of this long drawn out campaign.
May both ot the canditates STOP the constant bombardment on each other.. Such counterproductive diatribe by both parties is anything but helpful and certainly irritating to the listener.
Among other important subjects on the docket,we have to uplift our dialog, improve our deteriorating image overseas, and face the all but impossible problems of immigration, terrorist attacks in our beloved country to name a few.
Daily from TV and radio we hear and see all the serious troubles in our world so we need campaign speeches filled with solutions not stupid hurtful attacks on each other.

This is an absolutely clear signal that McCain knows his campaign is in serious trouble. Too bad; it will only get worse for him.

I love the way CNN characterizes a strategy change in a campaign as a "shake-up" and implies that the reasons are always due to catastrophic mistakes. A lot of times campaigns "call audibles" and make adjustments along the way to do things a little better or to adapt to the changing climate. I would not read too much into this.

Guess the McSame name is getting stronger day by day.

I feel safer and more satisfied with the leadership in this country if we nixed these ridiculous elections and just went to a lottery format. People who meet a strict list of qualifying criteria (education both political and general, and previous accomplishments. No convictions of any sort or implications in any kind of character killing scandal. They should also complete a lengthy essay underscoring how they plan to revive and unite a nation.)
No restrictions against gender, age or race, because none take away from an individuals ability to USE THEIR BRAIN.
No campaigning needed, no more mud slinging or WASTE of funds that could be used to improve things here at home.
Religion...well here I get a little radical. If chosen by the lottery to lead our nation, your religious preference should be banned from entering into any and all facets of your leadership. Worship whoever you must, IN PRIVATE.
We are a nation of many beliefs...we will never see eye to eye in regards to this. Leave it out of public office and watch the country thrive.
This country has a lot of growing up to do, I can only hope it wakes up and takes some more baby steps in a less oppressive direction or else we'll be a Theocracy ready to persecute anyone that doesn't have a "Jesus Saves" sticker on their gas guzzling SUV.

Just a thought...

It's not the campaign it's the candidate and party stupid!

Why shakeup the well oiled machine?

And McCain says that he is not just like George Bush... Looks to me like he is surrounding himself with all of Bush's people. Looks like they are trying for a 3rd Bush term to me.

McCain doesn't stand a chance in November. It really doesn't matter who he's got at the reins. I'm hoping and thinking we'll all see a history making, record breaking landslide victory by Obama! I'm positive that the vast majority of Americans are done with the sleazy GOP and their secretive, ineffective ways. There will be much repair needed inside and outside of our borders. 'Lil Bush sure messed our country up. Hooray for change!!!

haha nice venti skinny latte, McSame.

McCon and Bush sharing the same campaign teams. NOOOOO. How can that be? McCon says he is not like Bush. But they share policies, resources, and strategies. America is in it's worst condition in my lifetime thanks to this HORRIBLE administration. People have to choose between gas or food. We are in debt to China more than we can handle. We are in two wars, one of which has been forgotten about but is more important and our soldiers are dying at record numbers there. We can't take care of our own disasters here at home because the "surge" has been sent to Iraq along with the needed equipment we need here at home. The economy is in shambles but the wealthy are wealthier than they ever have been. And you want to vote for someone who will continue down the same road? Please explain.

If John McCain understood this, he might stand a chance: Say you and I got into a fight, and I beat you up pretty bad, and then you are laying there bleeding and broken and I happened to be a doctor and I see that you are in pretty bad shape and you might die if I just leave you there. So I insist on fixing you up because I can. I'm pretty sure I'm the last person in the world you want helping you right? Right. So Iraq is the same way. We must leave and help them rebuild from a distance if we are ever to find peace there. It is as if the doctor is fixing the guy he just beat up, and every time the guy gets a little better he throws another punch at the doctor. But John doesn't get it, so no matter how many times he shakes up the people below him, he won't stand a chance in this election.

Ugh... this is my last defense against the ravages of Chairman Obama, and his socialist counter-revolution? It's going to take the Libertarians to dig us out of 4 years of Obama.

Barr '08

Obama is going to win, so McSame give it up before you get into debt like the Clintons.

if obama was able to beat hillary clinton, mccain is going to be a piece of cake.

I'd lke to pretend I'm surprised by all these hateful comments by liberals, but that would be a lie. They've more than proven over the years that all they have is hatred. No wonder they support Obama and his smear campaign.

Now if they could just replace McCain!

O B A M A 08!!!!!

Das ist gutt,bringing up the SS units now.Marching orders and all.Fear will be the order of the day people,get ready for a barage of it.

Let the confusion start in the McBush camp.

it is going to takre more than just another shake up for the McCain team... perhaps a truth sayer would be nice for a change

Ha ha, we are turning the tide and will become so powerful that Obama will noq not know how to react. Its great. Do whatever it take s to win the end any chance for Dems to reach the white house.

If you need any help McCain, there are 12 million of us that will
help you win all the way! PUMA Power!!

It's going to take more than a shakeup at the top to get out of the wake of the Obama train that is running over McCain. I'm sure the smear campaign with be kicking into full gear soon since that's the only thing the Republicans have and are good at.

Scare tactics & fear is what got us two terms of Bush...the country knows the game and isn't falling for it this time.

Yeah, John McCain is his own man, trying to distance himself from George Bush, but now has a "Bush Veteran" in his corner running daily operations??????

Looks like the apple didn't fall too fara from the tree.

Great! McCain's campaign is crashing in the same pattern as Hillary Clinton's. He's always expressed his admiration for Hillary's campaign effort. Maybe he's taking his cues from her.

Old fool.

Hey the latest CNN Poll puts it at dead even. i actually think when the voters close the screen McCain will win and win big.

He has our values.

This is for our undecided voters, if McCain cannot maintain effective control of his campaign goals and strategy even after the long primary battle between the Democrats, what do you think he will do for our country, the devil is in the details, we already had 8 years of bad house keeping, don't make it 4 more, if you voted for bush, you will be doing it again for a third term if you vote for McCain.

So the remaking of John McCain will be done by the Bush people? Won't that make it a little difficult for them to say that McCain is his own man and his presidency would not be a third Bush term?

...I think everyone leaves such emotional comments is because deep down inside (really deep) they know that McCain is going to win the election....

Shake up whatever you like. Your loss in inevitable.

Hopefully we won't allow the GOP any political footing for years to come after what they have done to our country.

This reminds me of the way Hillary's campaign reacted to Obama's wins in the primary. It's not about the staff, it's the candidate stupid!

Oh good a Bush polictical dirty trickster is in charge now. That should help him get rid of the McSame moniker.

According to Gallup’s daily tracking poll of today – Obama is ahead of McCain by a statically insignificant 2 points.

According to CNN’s poll of yesterday – Obama is ahead of McCain by a statically insignificant 5 points.

So maybe Obama's team needs a shakeup?

How can Obama only be holding only a small statically insignificant lead over a candidate of the dying GOP brand and a weak candidate at that?

After all the glowing press and the millions spent on TV commericals, this is the best Obama can do?

Bet Hillary would have a significant lead. Oh well, that's what happens when the weaker candidate (who fewer people voted for) gets the nomination.

And it serves the loony democrats right!

Clinton supporters that go to McCain are ridiculous. It makes absolutely no sense what so ever. It truly proves that they aren't educated on the policies and think this is all some celebrity contest.

Otherwise, they'd vote for Obama, because Obama and Clinton are both democrat and have almost identical policies. Educate yourself. Or don't and see this country go further down the tank.

Yawn.

Good luck. Don't bother bringing a life raft. Just hold your breath. The ship will sink faster and surer than ever.

I am waiting for the GOP (GREED OVER PRINCIPLE) to start talking about issues, rather than the scurrilous inane attacks on opponents.

For someone trying to distance himself from Bush, he sure is surrounding himself with Bush drones...before too long, Jeb Bush will be his running mate...

We all know how well Hillary's campaign shake-ups helped her out. This is a sinking ship people, flee it like the rats you are.

He sure has been cleaner in his campaigne than Obama that is one thing for sure

Why doesn't Senator McCain just bring in Karl Rove and be done with it?

As a none american,ppl outside you country wonder why some of your citizens still support the Republican party inspite of what you gone through in the last 8 yrs with them.

Shifting the deck chairs on the Titanic...

Bronx,N.Y.
Won't help. I have commented time and time again to comment readers about these Military people like my father. They are all twisted in the brain, and thats what you will get if he is president. Wake up America. Does this make me less Patriotic. I have gone against my own father. Then so be it.
Obama 08

Unless the shake up starts with a new candidate, they probably shouldn't bother. John McCain is boooooorrrrrrrrring!!!

McCain is taking note but too little too late. He had months to get himself and his campaign together before Obama was the democratic nominee. He decided to take a vacation.

All I have to say is…Aint no stoppin us now, we’re on the move…

McCain can’t catch up now. It will be Obama 08!!!

dear John, good bye

Shut up so McCain can go to SLEEP.

Rock on, John! This Hillary Supporter will now support you! We need you to save us from O-Loser.

Anybody but Obama.

McCain 2088 Hillary 2012

McCain recently had a fund raised held by someone who sponsors terrorism.

It's absurd that any elected official would ever take money from someone who sponsors terrorism. Taking their money and allowing them to throw you a fund-raiser is a disgrace to America.

Less than 7 years ago, terrorists harmed us greatly.

Shame on you Senator McCain. Shame on everyone in your campaign for allowing this to happen. Clearly you need to apologize to America and admit you took this money.

The Reflipigans are circling the drain....they're grabbing at anything and everything.

Guess what McWar.....too much too late.....ya going down the drain.

Bye Bye....ur losing by the day..

GOOD LUCK AGAINST OBAMA!!!

Shaking up you need a candidate first he has to have his right and left elbow" shadow men " beside him to remind McBush of all his misspeaking and there has been plenty of that.

Lieberman is like McBush shadow he fallowes him everywhere if McLooser stops Lieberman will smother so better remind Lieberman not so close !!!!
McBush is singing Bomb Bomb Iran /100 more years of war /4 more years of Bush .

It won't matter. You can change the campaign staff...you can't change the candidate.

Old senile flip-floppers shouldn't run our country.....period.

JOHN MCCAIN IS THE BIGGEST ERROR IN HIS OWN CAMPAIGN!!!!!!!!!

DON'T WORRY MCWAR-OBAMA WILL WIN IN A LANDSLIDE

CHANGES ARE COMING BABY!

OBAMA '08

He needs more than that!!!!

Obama 08/12!!

Schmidt’s top priority, according to a senior aide, will be to stop “errors in the campaign.”

Impossible. Their biggest error is their candidate.

A shake-up, might be the 'ONLY WAY"; the Republicans can win, this Election. The 'writing is on the wall"; and it doesn't look that good..............about the "same chance", as me staying in my house; another month.............................slim and none!

won't matter at all.... old McBush doesn't have a chance this fall.....

Shakeups usually work. Ask Hillary Clinton. Oh wait, she lost.

This is good news. The more I learn about McCain, I see that he is NOT another George Bush. I hope his new campaign manager can do a better job of making that distinction.

I supported Hillary, and was trying to get behind Obama for the sake of the party, but I have LESS confidence in Obama the more I see him in action - he is really blowing it with his flip-flop / finger to the wind approach to politics.

At this point, I don't know what Obama stands for - other than trying to get HIMSELF elected. In contrast, 4 years of McCain doesn't look so bad. I mean at least McCain appears to be a MAN of principle and character!

John S. McCain doesn't need any campaign shake up to beatObama.

All he needs to do is to continue to show his experience, his knowledge and patriotism: all of which the Jr. Senator from the most corrupt political state in the union lacks...

obama can finish the mission just as good as mccain..just because obama is ahead of mccain in bringing american military troops home doesnt prove that the mission under obama adminstration will be a failure.and it doesnt prove that withdrawl is a destructive stragedy so this fear mungering of troop withdrawing start drawing terrosit to attack is a shadowed fib in attempt to court soldier votes and cause distraction to confuse

obama can finish the mission just as good as mccain..just because obama is ahead of mccain in bringing american military troops home doesnt prove that the mission under obama adminstration will be a failure.and it doesnt prove that withdrawl is a destructive stragedy so this fear mungering of troop withdrawing start drawing terrosit to attack is a shadowed fib in attempt to court soldier votes and cause distraction to confuse

Given the current un-popularity of the Bush administration, and the constant denials from McCain that he will not be a Bush third-term, it seems to me that by taking on a Bush campaign veteran he is doing nothing but giving Obama even more ammunition. In addition, how can McCain be an agent of change if he is going to follow the same script that Bush followed?

Mr. Davis & Mr. Schmidt -

Like President Bush did today, July 3, 2008, follow the leadership of Senator Obama.

In speaking about dealing with Iran, our President said that "Diplomacy, Diplomacy, Diplomacy, was his guiding principle".

Seems this is the same thing Senator Obama said several months ago during which Senator McCain call him " Reckless".

Our former "cowboy diplomacy" inclined president has seen the light. Hopefully John McCain to as well.

It also bears mentioning that the Isreali's are engaging Syria [it's mortal enemy] in discussions..

Obama ... Speaks softly but carries a Big Stick

You see? When Obama & the Dems say McCain is running for Bush's third term, they're actually pretty much right! Now we see the same guys who ran Bush's sneaky, whiny campaigns that election frauded their way into the oval office running McCain's campaign. There's an old saying in politics, "it's not who you are, it's not who you know, it's who you OWE" – so looks like McCain's going into debt with the Bush backers. Just great – not!

Schmidt= Bush
Bush=McCain
McCain=Bush
Same campaign advisor, same policies, same America under McCain. Vote OBAMA NOVEMBER 4.

If McCain wants to break itself from Bush, he must not keep those Bush campaign aids working for him. He needs a clean break to set himslef aside, otherwise he is still going to be labelled as the Bush 3rd term or McSame.

Worried Rep!

John Keating 5 McCain does need to gain a handle of his campaign. Sometimes he appears to have a dual personality in regards to his message especially when it concerns Barack Obama.

The Straight Talk Express has veered dangerously off course as the campaign's progressed. However, maybe it can approach its original destination it set out on prior to McCain losing his bearings earlier this campaign season.

But it's a statistical tie. Why the worry? ; )

I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AN INEXPERIENCED BLACK MAN AND A ON YOUR FACE MUMMY.

SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.

If you can't run a campaign without frequent staff changes, then you don't have a strong, committed organization in place behind you, which means (more) chaos and incompetence in the White House if he wins. It's a strong indicator of how a candidate does or does not inspire team-building and how he handles executive decisions. Not very inspiring.

Whatever!. He is still going to lose in November.

That really is hilarious. Already firing people. There is no saving this man's campaign....

OBAMA 08

Does this ring a bell guys, the same thing happened with Clinton Compaign and we can all guess where the clinton Compaign ended up. Now you can be sure our next president is Barack Obama the one and only once in a life time leader.

With a Bush campaign "veteran" now at the helm of his campaign, how does McCain continue to say he's not another Bush?

OK.........................it doesn't matter who's in charge of what...Barack will win by a landslide

OBAMA / SEBELIUS -08!

Makes no difference; the majority of Americans are hell bent on electing Obama and nothing Senator McCain can say or do will change that. If Jesus himself came down from Heaven and entered the election, the Obama cult would see Jesus as an imposter and "run Him out of town". We'll just have to see how long the honeymoon lasts once Obama gets into Office. My hunch; not long.

Changing to someone who was in the Bush campaign only strengthen the McSame brand.

Can you spell L A N D S L I D E ?

McCain and his handlers could "shake it up" until the cows come home. It won't make a difference. We can't keep going in the same direction. We need a change in America.

A new campaign manager...a few new catch phrases...some new commercials...Do you really think any of that is going to get people to accept four more years of Bush policies in the White House?

McCain is going down. Big time.

I think the campaign has been having trouble getting some traction although they have hit a couple of singles and doubles. I would like to see more emphasize on the Hispanic front as well as the soccer Moms. Their presence in the net has a long way from competing with the Dems.

Obama talking about the faith-based is like Bill Clinton talking about monogamous relations.

Sorry it will not help. Landslide for the democrats

Do this ring a bell guys, the same thing happened with Clinton Compaign and we can all guess where the clinton Compaign ended up. Now you can be sure our next president is Barack Obama the one and only once in a life time leader.

"John McCain’s campaign announced a shakeup at the top Wednesday, in the wake of growing Republican concern about its ability to compete against Barack Obama."

It's not called a shakeup, it is called a reorganization. Now when Hillary Clinton shook up her campaign and people resigned amid potential scandal, that was a shakeup. But then again, to most Democrat pundits that was called a reorganizati0on.

Hey, no bias in this article.

Good, it's about time!

Same kind of shakeup Hillary did before losing. Very ominous.

McCain should just give it up. If you can't hold your own organization together, how in the world can you run a county. McCain has time again had shake ups in his organization.
He also needs to quit whinying about Wesly Clark.
His organization has said unflattering things about Obama. Also how soon the country forgets. Look what they did to John Kerry, much worse than what Clark said about McCain. So quit whinying McCain if you can't take it get out of the kitchen!!!

McCain may need a lot more,he's got CNN, ABC NBC and CBS against him. There may be no help for him.

Do this ring a bell guys, the same thing happened with Clinton Compagne and we can all guess when the clinton Compagne ended up. Now you can be sure our next president is Barack Obama the one and only once in a life time leader.

With a Bush campain "veteran" now at the helm of his campaign, how does McCain continue to say he's not another Bush?

you're still gonna lose, "skeletor with a comb over"

Obama '08

Hello:

John McCain can win the White House by selecting a VP that Democrats will support.

Charlie D of Atlanta, GA

Schmidt will have his hands full, not only with the day to day errors of the McCain campaign that focuse on non-issues that give the Senator cause to complain and whine and name call but on the primary error which is the fact that John McCain is George W. Bush Lite. The continuation of war, the perpetuation of unsound economic policies, a gimicky energy policy that relies on drilling for oil off our beaches, putting nuclear power plants in our backyards and holding an inventors' contest along with maintaining policies that perpetuate denial of women's rights to equal pay for equal work, support the use of torture, etc. are all evidence of the connection. That picture of McCain hugging GWB is perfectly representative of the strong connection between the candidate and the present President. Yup, this guy Schmidt definitely has his work cut out for him.

The choice is simple. If we want another 4 years of Bush policies then McCain is the man.

When u start shuffling your campaign... it shows u are in trouble...ask hillary

Until McCain takes a realistic stance on issues like energy, real tax relief for low incomce families, etc. he can keep changing aids but he won't gain my confidence.

ALREADY! WE JUST STARTED. The McCain Campaigns purchase and arrogant wrapping on the "FLIP-FLOP EXPRESS" plane will prove to be one of their most regretful mistakes EVER. That shows their ridiculous spending habits. "MR PORK BARREL" spending himself didnt stand up to making an absolute ridiculous trip to Colombia.

Independent formerly for McCain
McCain campaign sucks

At least now McCain's camp won't be able to point the finger at some rogue regional manager or anyone else when ridiculous claims and criticisms about Obama bubble to the surface. Accountability is a good thing for everyone.

I don't see the mistakes going away with this new guy

Stop calling for Obama to drop this guy and drop that guy would be a start, and worry about your OWN campaign and your OWN message!

Are we sure that republicans think something is wrong with their campaign in competition with Obama or should they have worried a long time ago about the candidate that is running for president against Obama?

Just more proof of how McCon is more of the same of Bush. McCain is putting those dirty Bush campaign in charge of his campaign. These people are going to try to scare people and spread fear hoping people will vote for McCain out of fear. It would be nice to see that people have woke up and can now see what the Republican strategy is of trying to scare people but there are probably still alot of naive people out there who buy into their lies. Congratulations McCon, you have further proved how intertwined you are to the worst president in U.S. history. How people can vote for 4 more years of this horrible administration is beyond me.

The Titanic has hit an iceberg... quick, let's rearrange the deck chairs!

Senator Obama has MANY issues to confront...some are religious and some are racial........John McCain can win this election if he NOW distances himself from President Bush and his policies and mistakes and lies and corruption......he has to make the people REALLY understand that he is not a Bush parrot................John McCain is honest but he is weak....Obama is strong but he is dishonest..................the voters need to sort this out and the YOUNGER voters need to get some background on both before making a vote for "change".........change is inevitable no matter who is elected........we live in a rapidly changing world............

There you go....another "Bush" veteran joining the 'Straight Talk' team to try to lead USA into another term of George W. Bush!

Errors? What errors? It is what it is...there are no "mistakes" or errors, McCain just doesn't have any ideas or agendas that are reasonating with the majority of voters that are increasingly disillusioned by the laissez-faire do nothing policies of the GOP right now. Only Ron Paul seemed to get it but he was banished by most of the GOP.

shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your boody!

By the end of the run McCain will be known as Shakin' Stevens!
LOL!

It's not a shake up that'll increase his ability to compete against Barack Obama. Nothing will. Its not about who's running the campaign. It's about who's running!

Bets are on, that there'll be another McCain Shakin' before November.

right I am sure the campaign announced a shake-up because they are concerned about about it's ability to compete against BHO.

Yeah, no spin on the stories here. The person who wrote this story head is probably still spinning from attempting to make this normal growth of a campaign sound negative to make people read their story.

Hey – news flash – real journalist don't need to spin the story to get readers

Why is Black still in? ... and he wants Obama to remove Clark? hip-o-krit!

LOL... better late than NEVER!!!!...

I do not think a change in McCain's staff will do much good. McCain is a "lost cause". He is just a hotheaded, saracastic old prissy and whenever I see him on TV I just switch channels. God help our country if he ever gets in the White House. Also, I like Michele Obama but McCain's wife's eyes (the mirror of our souls) tells it all. I would never want anything to do with her.

Why hasn't Obama yet agreed to a debate with McCain?

Is it because in 2004 there were no debates until after the respective party conventions, with the first presidential debate being held in September?

Is it because both nominees are still the "presumptive" nominees of their respective parties?

Actually, that's probably it. In fact (and I know this will break the heart of McCain supporters just looking for something, anything, on which to attack Obama) the last two presidential elections only had 4 debates each. There were 3 presidential debates and 1 vice presidential debate. In 2000, the first debate was on October 3rd, and they were all wrapped up by October 17th. In 2004, the first debate was on September 30th. In 1996, there were only 2 debates, both in October.

In fact, in the entire history of televised presidential debates (going back to Kennedy versus Nixon in 1960), there has never been a presidential debate earlier then September 23rd.

So why do so many screeching strident McCain supporters want to have debates earlier? Why do they want to fill the months between now and november with an endless series of monotonous debates? Oh, that's right, it's because McCain has no money and needs the free publicity and the free airtime.

Aw, too bad.

And you want this man to RUN the country? He can't run a campaign effectively.

I think they need to replace John McCain too.

McCain needs all the help he can get. He is a looser from the word go.

McCain has no clear decisive direction for this country at a time when we are screaming for change. All I am hearing is more of the same........maybe with a slightly different vocabulary, but still the same.

This LIFELONG Republican cannot believe that McCain is the nominee at a time when we so desperately need energy, vitality and a total overhaul of how the world views us.

I never thought I would say this, but Obama '08!

At least McCain still kept the swift boat vet he hired to defend his war record, and his top adviser who roots for terrorist attacks on US soil.

Rep should change McCain ASAP.

Although I have planned on voting for Obama since I first visited his website six months ago, I've been apalled at the lies, misinformation and negativeness coming from the McCain camp in the last week or so. If McCain keeps up the viciousness of his recent campaign, I think he may initially gain some support, but eventually lose even more. People will stop trusting his word. I don't think there is anything McCain can do to win the election, but I hate to see him destroy his creditability.

I wonder how many more "shakeups" will take place during McCain's bid to be president. To be the "experienced" candidate he seems to be less skilled at selecting his advisors.

Not sure that a changing the driver of the bus will get it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

McCain is using the wrong directions to get to the destination.

Just being a Bush campaign veteran sends shivers through me. If McCain is serious, of course he isn’t, but if he was, he should not have anyone who worked for Bush anywhere near his campaign. I’m thinking Karl Rove mush still runs the show.

THE BUSH CAMPAIGN VETERAN ... SO MUCH FOR BEING DIFFERENT FROM BUSH

No amount of "shake-up" can change the reality. John McCain is a candidate that lacks integrity, vision, or an understanding of the needs of the America in the 21st century. It is not the campaign that is "off-message", it is the candidate! He has demonstated he will lie when needed, change "values" depending on the crowd, and cater to a small wealthy segement of corporate America when in need of money or support. He is a valueless man who wants to keep taxes low for the wealthy and the infrastructure/quality of life for the vast majority of Americans in a state of continuing decay.

It's not going to help, McCain is still going to lose.

Way to go John, taking on a Bush campaign veteran, that will seperate you from Bush in everyone's mind. More 'Management" layers just what your flip flop campaign needs. November can't come soon enough!!!

It's about time that someone stepped up to the plate.

...might not be a staff problem...

He should get Carl Rove. NOT!!!!

McCain to win must frame the issues for individuals, what will Obama policies have on them in concrete terms. He needs to paint him as the liberal he is with specifics not generalities.

not looking good for Obama !!!

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't this the same course that the Clintons took in being defeated by Obama. shake up at the top...Money issues.... Combustion......

Obama 08

McDud can shake, rattle, and roll his campaign into concession RIGHT NOW for all anyone with sense cares. There's no way he wins the presidency with the country being in such a dilapitated state at the hands of republicans fools the past 8 years. Get out there and BA'ROCK THE VOTE.

Obama Baby!!!!!!!

McCain 08........Hillary 12

The 'selling' of McBush to America will be a dirty campaign filled with one liners like Bush used.

McCain had my support in 2000 and would have been better than Bush–but this John McBush is not the same man that ran in 2000.

He is no 'maverick' he is changing everything he can to try and win. His lobbyist filled staff and personal and business connections to the infamous Charles Keating and the S&L scandal make McBush a very dangerous choice for becoming the most powerful person in the world.

John McCain I thank you for your suffering in Vietnam. I thank you for trying to burst the George W. bubble unsuccessfully in 2000. I thank you for some of the things you have done in the senate.

I do thank you for those things but you have not earned and you are not right to be President. The much different McCain in 2000 had my vote and support. This new McBush is not the man I supported back then.

I'm sorry Senator, but your campaign structure is the least of your problems. I highly suggest having one of your aides put together two lenghty videos – one of coverage from multiple sources (from left and right) of your 2000 run, an identical one from this campaign so far, and have you watch the two back to back. You might be unpleasantly surprised by what you see in that mirror. I know I am.

Appeal to the DEMS that can not vote for Obama after the way he ran his negative campaign of hate against fellow democrats and the other candidate of his own party.

We won't reward that UGLY- with our votes.

Too bad the McCain campaign can't replace John McCain. That would make it more competative.

So much for distancing himself from Bush! I suspect McCain's comments this morning about being in Columbia due to the drug trafficking wasn't something that Schmidt came up with since polls show most people think free trade is hurting Americans.

A veteran Bush Advisor to lead John McSame's campaign... but he is not a Bush 3rd term.... right. What's next Karl Rove coming to the McCain Camp too. Bigger mistake after mistake... is it November yet? Because we are ready for change.

Obama 08 and 12!!!

I seem to recall Hillary doing something very similar....just before she lost to Barack. McCain is loosing using the Bush/Rove playbook and will lose using Hillary's campaign book!

Yeah I guess you would need some more of that Bush magic flowing through those doors of change you keep talking about in order to actually have any shot at winning.

I seem to recall another candidate who had alot of changes throughout the primaries in order to increase their chances at winning an already LOST battle.

Good luck!

Obama '08!

It's all gone, John McCain.

Thank you, and goodnight.

I do not see how this is going to help McCain

If Obama wins- it will be by force and by threat and by cheating.

That is how he trashed Hillary and got himself installed as the nominee.

Whatever McCain has to do to prepare for his inevitable defeat in November is fine with me.

GOBAMA 2008!!!

Read my lips, Not gonna help...Obama 08/12, by the largest margin in recorded history, you can quote me on that.

Obama had the judgment to get the right people around him the first time. This type of move, changing those at the top and creating uncertainty, is a sure way to shake yup the morale of your people and a sure way to lose. This is great for Obama.

By the way, last Sen Lieberman predicted another terrorist attack in 09. Why would that be relevant for M. X to be president since we already know there will be an attack according to Joe

Now, I start to believe that McCain is running for a third term of Bush. How can he surround himself with Bush's people?

The more people see of the hypocritical, position changing, pandering. unqualified to lead, Obama- the less they like him.

I don't believe ANYBODY can help this campaign! He's been around too long, is too polluted with the Washington landscape and is way too close to this administration's continued failed policies of the past 7-1/2 years. It's more than time for CHANGE, it should've happened in 2004 but that's now history. All we can do is go forward, which DOESN'T include looking back at McBush!

Instead of thinking about how they can better present McCain, or get his message across to the American people better, their goal is to compete with Obama.

That's what I'm looking for in a President..... how well does he stack up against Obama? His ideals and plans for the country mean nothing....

Perhaps if they tried to campaign in a way that shows McCain in a better light, they would do better than simply attacking Obama.

Just say no to McCain in the fall.

Obama 08

Barack will win in November. He is too strong and McCain is too weak. This will be a huge turning point in the right direction for our country. Good news, good news...

OBAMA / ANYONE '08

McSame you need to keep changing. Who is Mr On and why do you ignore him in your life?

Obama is an installed candidate.

Many democrats can not stomach the vile, hateful, campaign he waged.

We do not care for swiftboating the BEST candidate the party had.

You are not so far behind as expected at this point.

No matter who is in charge of McCain's campaign, it won't change the
fact that he wants to continue fighting in Iraq rather than let Iraq take more responsibility for making their country secure. It also will not change the fact that McCain is forgetful and that he does not have an adequate plan to improve the economy. And he is too much like Bush.

I found a grammatical error in the "Amid concern, shakeup at McCain campaign" story. See below with correction in parenthesis. The word "able" was excluded.

Schmidt’s top priority, according to a senior aide, will be (able) to stop “errors in the campaign.”

Thank you,
Sheila

Sounds like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, after it has hit an iceberg, to me.....

whatever it takes – its a must win.

Panic, Panic, Panic! McBush. We've seen shakeups in the past

It seems that the McCain campaign is starting to realize that they cannot compete with Barak Obama which is the best candidate of the two, and is about time that Mc Cain realizes that he has nothing going for him, starting with his age, the same ideology as Bush and his old fashioned thinking.

God bless America if this old fool is elected.

McCain & Obama, the Flipity-Flop Boys. Restore Hillary Clinton's candidacy. Join Write-In's for Hillary and print her name on your November ballot as your choice for President of the USA.

PANIC MODE!

Just don't let Obama use race as a shield against criticism and as a sword to carve up his opponent- like the DNC allowed him to do to HRC.

The media will also favor Obama over you... so look out for that as well.

that looks like what happened in Clinton campaign.

Aother Bush crony, we are real tired of Bush and his people and McCain is doing excatly what his boss(George) is telling him. GO OBAMA!!!!

Heh!

Sounds like McCain and the team are starting to sweat these poll numbers, Obama just keeps climbing in approval!

Too little, too late fellas! Nice new plane and windbreaker jackets though.

Obama is such an unqualified candidate who has destroyed his own party.

People will not allow him to divide the nation like he divided his own party with his "UNITER" skills.

Nor will they vote for the hype of hope who utilized hate and race baiting as a way to destroy his opponent.

Hmm, havent even made it to the convention yet and already doing a campaign "shake up"! Not good!! Not good at all!!

BUHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAH

I love it! His camp had months before the Dem-Primaries ended to get its act together... 4 months to work with and look at them now!

Ha,ha,ha,haaaaa! I love it!

I'm a Republican, but I think that's a wrong choice. Steve Schmidt looks like a clan member to me.

Add a shot of Geritol & Ginko Biloba !!!!

Please, that is the least of your worries. Try this, the message and policies you want for this country is all wrong!

McCain is doing much better than one would have expected under these circumstances.

The Country is in a really bad way: unpopular president, anti-republican sentiment, lack of health care, a sinking economy, an unpopular war.

This is a prime time for the democrats to retake the white house.

Any democrat can win against any Republican- especially old and feeble McCain with luke warm backing from his own party.

A sure win for the Democrats.

So... lets trash, bash the best Democratic Candidate out of the running. Lets strong-arm and threaten our way to a lead. Let's paint both Clintons and all their supporters as racist. Lets lie, cheat and steal the nomination. Let's demand the superdelegates pick ME, Obama the great as the nominee.

After all... a democratic victory this year is a given- a sure thing. So Even I, with no experience, no qualifications, no service to my country, no fixed positions on anything, a gift of gab, a smooth way of flip-flopping, and a nice smile- can take back the white house JUST BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY DEMOCRAT LEFT STANDING- after my hideous ,ugly, divisive campaign of hate.

How can McCain claim to be different than Bush if he's using the same people who crafted Bush's campaign message and strategy?

I thought he was trying to dstance himself from Bush....

Makes you wonder!!

mcsame is at it again. same dance differnet song

It's not going to help you. You'd have to get rid of your swiftboat buddies and charlie black and even that won't win you votes. You're ideas are too much in line with Bush policies and the majority are sick of it.

If people are smart, the Republicans won't have a chance this year.

in other words......WE SHOULD prepare ourselves for another round of negative attack ads and Lies.

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!!!

Oh yay – he hired a Bush campaign verteran, how exciting! haha

Obama 08'

OLD VIETNAM WAR STORIES AREN'T WORKING FOR MCCAIN BECAUSE PEOPLE 45 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER DON'T KNOW SQUAT ABOUT VIETNAM AND DON'T CARE TO KNOW, SAVE THEM FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN. JOHN MCCAIN HAS NEVER GIVEN A BIOGRAPHY OF HIS LIFE, JUST POW AND SENATOR, WHAT'S HE HIDING AND THE SAD THING PEOPLE AREN'T ASKING. BUSH MUST HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING, HE DIDN'T WANT HIM AS A V.P.

Well, this is how John McCain will manage the United States. I really cannot believe that people cannot see through this empty, pandering, plagarizing suit. He use to stand for something but he stop standing in 2004 in pursuit of this years republican nomination.

Oh yeah just what you need, the bush former campaign guy, to run your campaign mccain. Yeah, more of the same. Smart move guy. And we really need you running our country, you can't even manage your campaign. Your a joke mr. grinch.

MCBUSH NEEDS A NEW CANDIDATE AS WELL.

THE OLD SLEAZY ONE WON'T DO THE JOB.

McCain can't seem to escape these problems. While he tries to make a fuss over Gen. Clark's comments (correct but poorly stated tho they may be), he is still weeding out and rearranging his campaign with no visible improvement in his national standing. Plus, he continually comes across as out of touch, not all together and frankly, old. He can't have my vote.

I'm tired of the "petty" in this election. People are comparing the future first ladies, the campaigns are trading gaffes tit for tat...it is crazy. At least Obama is out there right now, giving speeches about what he will do as president to move the country forward.

Oh blame McCain's lackluster campaign on his workers. Shouldn't we look at the candidate lack of energy and knowledge. Campaign staffers can't cure an old man running for the highest office in the land.

McCain is too old!

Smells like desperation to me- Another Rove protege running the Republican campaign; some shakeup

A TRUE shakeup would be the "cutting loose" of Charlie "Terror Attack" Black, but I won't hold my breath on that one

How is this a "shakeup"? I don't see the huge new story here. This is BAU - business as usual. When something is not working, you find someone to blame and change course.

The nuclear weapon can't stop what God have predestined.
Obama will win, mark my words.

A VERY FAMILIAR STORY.

NOW WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE???

NOW WE WILL ALSO SEE MCBUSH SWITCH A FEW

OF HIS POSITIONS AS WELL.

it is about time! I am an Obama supporters but Sen Mc Cains campaign is failing him at every turn they have proven more incompetent that mark penn but what do you expect from campaigns staffed with lobbyist trash!

Former Bush campaign veteran eh?

Things are about to get really slimy on the Straight Talk Express.

Hey Joe – the reason you're getting smacked around by Obama is that everyone is tired of neo-con thinking. You actually stood a chance when you were disguising yourself as a moderate, disguising yourself as a conservative is only making things worse.

There will be no clarity in the McCain campaign. This is what happens when you take 18 pages of a 600-page record of someone's miiltary service and tantrum and stomp your way through an election.

I digress, though. Is Charlie Black still there?

*******************************************************

SIGNS OF THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT.

The beginning of the end for McCain...

MCSAME CAN START BY FIRING HIMSELF,

IF HE WANTS A COMPETENT GROUP.

yeah,load your team with bush cronies!that'll help!try sticking to the real issues,instead.oh,i forgot,you have no stand on any issues.just fear and war.most americans would rather have hope and peace.

It's easy to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic.

So much for not being like BUSH, eh McBUSH! Same of policies from McSAME, four more years of turmoil if the gets elected. As for the NRA; your chickens will come home to ROOST when more guns are stolen from good honest citizens homes and used on law abiding americans. WATCH!

So he already had to reorganize his structure? Talk about poor management, yet he wants to run an entire country.

How many times will it take him to get a good solution to any of our problems if he couldn't even get the structure of his campaign right from the start?

No McLame for me thank you. I'll stick to a camp that can manage it's funds and campaign. Because that's what I call experience!!!

Obama '08

What a mess!!! Every few weeks there is a little shakeup in the McCain camp. Poor, confused, and misguided!

It seems that McCain doesn't have a solid plan nor a base that will support him. Even the Vets have pushed him after after reject the GI Bill proposed by Congress last month. I think the McCain ship has an ice berg in the way and people are jumping ship.

Oh oh! I smell trouble in the straight talk express!

Not sure how they gonna fix their image. What does it matter, McCain is going to be the president, not the campaign...

No matter what shake-up is going on, McCain cannot compete with a man who is faithful to his wife and family.

Good luck with that McCain. However, it seems the Obama campaign is always one step ahead, as the Clintons learned to their (and my) chagrin. I have been very impressed with Obama campaign machine and if he and his selected team can manage the government as well as the campaign, America will be in for a treat when he is President.

Without any core values, it appears that McCain will be shaking up his campaign as necessary, on a regular basis to match the narrative of the week. If this 'maverick' could actually stand up for some value or principle and stock to it, it would probably help.

Getting rid of all the lobbyists that infest his campaign staff on the 'Straight Talk Express' would empty his bus.

For get about the liberals, I do not understand how any thinking conservative could ever support this guy. Bob Barr looks mighty appealing as the real standard bearer of conservative values in this election cycle.

Stop playing dirty, get to the real issues, show more civility and drop Black from your camp then maybe you will appear more electable and not have so many problems. This is Obama's year.

Yayyyyy!

GOOD. Obama is all tall. Him and his supporters think he is a GOD an no one can talk about him. Everything is racist. Thats the only thing they know how to call.

McCain...Go Get him.. I hope that was not racist??

Another exciting chapter from The McCain Mutiny.

Don't miss next week's installment, when Captain John McQueeg goes ballistic in "The Case of the Missing Strawberries."

A hint for what's to come if McCain gets elected? Maybe. Or another example of McCain poor judgement.

What too many lobbiest so they can't figure out who's paying for what job? Just think if Bush cronies are running his campain then these same cronies will be running the White House for 4 more years!

Go McSame

Shakeup = going more negative.
So don't be surprise people when this happens.

John McCain is going to start world war 3.

It is about time. His whole campaign has been helter skelter with no consistent messages. One day he is for something and the next day against. He makes so many blunders and often "misspeaks". I have no clue what his points are or where he stands currently on most of the issues.

mccain you cant even run a campaign right how in the hll are you gonna run this country pretty sad when his own party the gop is putting him down ha ha ha

this is an article about obama

Well, they can shake things up, but Obama's campaign is fare superior with people and policies alike. This just screams deperation to me...it's not gonna make a big difference, they republicans imply chose th wrong candidate and there's nothing they can do!

Obama!

This sounds familiar... Remember the multiple HRC "shake ups"?
This is the first major executive experience for all these candidates, and I think it's just fair to judge their ability to run a whole country by their ability to run a simple campaign.

By this metric, Obama wins hands-down!

I guess Darth Vader and Karl Rove are keeping their involvement behind the scenes.

A skunk wrapped in Christmas paper is still a skunk. Good luck Mr. Schmidt. Democrats are not going to sit by and let you do your usual job of burying the public in lies. Not this time my friend.

There are quite some Bush people now in the McCain campagin – including chief fundraiser Bush himself.

Glad to hear you're on the case, John.

I want you to WIN!

you'll be fine. I do think you need to do a bit more for the conservative base, but there are enough conservatives behind you to help out, so you'll be fine. Obama has to try and reach out to a whole new audience (the independents), so his work isnt easy either.

McCain08

Doesn't matter, the candidate is still John McSame. The country is bushed, pun intended. We want change.

Another Bush adviser getting a leading position in the McCain campaign?

He does not need to wonder why people call him McSame...

Schmidt’s top priority, according to a senior aide, will be to stop “errors in the campaign.”

SO IS MCCAIN SUSPENDING HIS CAMPAIGN, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO STOP ERRORS IN THE MCCAIN CAMPAIGN............. THE BIGGEST ONE, IS"MCCAIN IS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE"........

BARACK THE VOTE PEOPLE.......................

I see.........he's bringing up the big boys!!

Alright Dems, just tell me where to sign! LOL!!!

I wonder if Joe Liberman is the one that is going to launches the new terror attack. Please stop scaring people for political reason. America, it is not true no terror attack in 2009. If there is one Joe Lieberman and the Republican Party is behind it.

Sweating a bit under the collar are we?? one would think Charlie Black would have been the one to go. should be anyway after his terror baiting comments!

OBAMA '08