Top McCain man would rather quit than work against Obama

If you want a sense of how an Obama candidacy might shake up American politics, consider this: John McCain’s ad man, who was Bush’s media adviser, has reportedly told the campaign that he can’t work for it if Obama is the Democratic nominee. He wouldn’t want to destroy the hope that, he feels, Obama represents.

What makes this all the more surprising is that Mark McKinnon is a firm believer in Iraq, which is why he’s working for McCain, and Obama is the one serious candidate in the race who was against it from the off. So despite disagreeing with him on such a key issue, he won’t campaign against him. Also, the Bush team weren’t exactly averse to playing rough—just ask McCain or John Kerry—so for one of them to come over all principled about tearing someone down suggests something’s up.