McCain Changes Tune on Moderator Pick

Choice of Ifill, like Obama's poll bump, shows 'life isn't fair'

By Nick McMaster

Posted Oct 2, 2008 4:20 PM CDT

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McCain Changes Tune on Moderator Pick — "It's motivating to me, even, to hear Gwen's comments there because, again, it makes us work that much harder," Palin said. (AP Photo)

Lamenting that "life isn't fair," John McCain said today he’s less than happy with the selection of Gwen Ifill to host tonight's VP debate. “I wish they had picked a moderator that isn’t writing a book favorable to Barack Obama,” McCain said on Fox & Friends. The sentiment marked a a change of course, Politico reports; he said yesterday that Ifill "will do a completely objective job.”

Asked why Obama’s poll numbers had risen since legislative maneuvering about the bailout began, McCain responded: “Because life isn’t fair. … He certainly did nothing for the first few days. I suspended my campaign, took our ads down, came back to Washington, met with the House folks and got on the phone, and also had face to face meetings.” (More John McCain stories.)

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