There’s an UN-welcome mat on the doorstep of NH.
Senator John McCain, who planned to step over that doorstep on April 7, now faces demands that he first fire his new “senior advisor” Terry Nelson. Why? NH Democrats explain:
…Terry Nelson was the National Political Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2002, where he directly supervised New England Political Director James Tobin. This past December, Tobin was convicted of multiple felonies related to his involvement in the phone-jamming crime.
Not only did Nelson supervise Tobin at the time of the crime, but he then hired him again to work on the Bush-Cheney campaign – even after the RNC was told that Tobin was involved in the criminal phone jamming investigation. In fact, Tobin worked for Nelson again on the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, from which Tobin was eventually forced to resign because of his mounting legal problems.
Think it’s unlikely that McCain will fire Nelson? Josh Marshall’s point of view tickled my Funny Ha-Ha bone:
I’m one of those people who always think we should see the opportunities in situation and not just the down side. So, I’d say McCain should keep Nelson on staff and finally help us get the low-down on just how the phone-jamming episode went down. Who at the RNC knew about it? Who at the White House knew about it?
McCain said he would look into Nelson’s involvement a few weeks ago. So he must have the whole story.
While he’s at it he can ask Nelson about his role in the Tom DeLay money-laundering case too.
This way McCain can be a ‘reformer with results’ too.
I’d say either or both of these outcomes would be welcome.
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