] Republican Sen. John McCain, a
] former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad
] criticizing John Kerry's military
] service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White
] House on Thursday to condemn it as well.
]
] The White House declined.
]
] "It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me,"
] McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press,
] comparing the anti-Kerry ad to tactics in his bitter
] Republican primary fight with President Bush.

[ To be fair, BC04 didn't sponsor the ad in any way. The white house has used this as an opportunity to denounce 527 spending of all kinds. Still, McCain proves again that you can have extreme ideological differences but still behave with class and respect. -k]