Rummy Declines To Endorse McCain

[kpete]

The Hill talked to Rumsfeld earlier this month near his downtown D.C. office.


Rumsfeld told The Hill that he has not followed the presidential elections, but instead has been focused on work for his private foundation.


Asked whether that meant he wasn’t going to support McCain, Rumsfeld answered: “I have not been involved at all.”


Rumsfeld declined to comment any further. He also declined a follow-up request for comment on the issue to his personal office.

more at:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rumsfeld-repays-mccain-declines-to-back-candidate-2008-06-18.html

[JI7]

1. this actually helps McCain so it's best we not talk about it

[pinto]

2. (somewhat OT) He's got a private foundation?

[FrenchieCat]

4. Most likely in the Defense Industry.

Maybe he's the Secretary of BlackWater. I wouldn't be surprised.

[Mooney]

6. I guess that's what he calls "falling asleep in front of the Golf Channel."

[Peacetrain]

3. That is probably the first good news

McCain has had all week

[bluestateguy]

5. How many ex-Bush people have refused to endorse him yet?

By my count, there's Scott McClellan, Matt Dowd, Colin Powell and Dumsfeld. I'm sure I'm missing some others.

[Botany]

7. There is no blood like bad blood

According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce contributed about $80,000 to GOP candidates in the 2008 election cycle. Of that amount, the Rumsfelds contributed $40,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Joyce Rumsfeld contributed $4,600 to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s (R) presidential campaign.

According to FEC records, the Rumsfelds have contributed to about 100 Republican lawmakers or candidates since 1997. None of those contributions went to McCain.