June 5th, 2007
09:57 PM ET
12 years ago
Murphy: McCain charges ahead
WASHINGTON (CNN) - For just a few moments, the CNN Pipeline commentators were stunned into silence as Senator John McCain, R-Arizona, delivered "the best moment of his campaign," according to Republican strategist and one-time McCain advisor Mike Murphy.
In response to a question from the sister of a fallen soldier, McCain stood up, offered his condolences and elaborated on his vision for the future of Iraq.
"It was an extremely strong answer, he charged ahead right there," said Murphy.
Pipeline analyst and Democrat Arianna Huffington was left nearly speechless – "wow, simply wow."
– CNN Contributor Josh Lipsky
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Gotcha!
It was a beautiful response, but we simply can't win over there.
Only Doctor Ron Paul showed real leadership on the issue of Iraq. McCain has been driveling the same story over and over, but for fresh ideas and real solutions listen to the good Doctor Paul's diagnosis and prognosis!
This man is a neocon warhawk. The USA is anti war. wake up.
yawn; how could anybody be amazed by what McCain says? he's been saying it for six years.
I need to get me a "analyst" job, apparently the credentials are a lot less burdensome than law school.
Let's face it – McCain the neocon stooge is the darling of CNN.
He showed empathy. Yet, he still is on the wrong side of the debate. Being nice, understanding, and care still does not make him a qualified commander-in-chief. He's on the wrong side of most issues.