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Oy. How many months did they have to get their shit together?

It seems none of the competing advisers working on Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign can actually agree who is in charge.

The New York Times reports "it is becoming clear that his campaign is once again a swirl of competing spheres of influence, clusters of friends, consultants and media advisers who represent a matrix of clashing ambitions and festering feuds... His orbit remains filled with people who have been demoted without being told they are being demoted."

In fact, this morning on Fox News, McCain himself denied that Steve Schmidt now runs his campaign -- despite his recent promotion -- saying "Rick Davis is still the guy in charge." He added that Schmidt has simply "taken on some more responsibilities."

Meanwhile, the New Republic reports the McCain campaign is "pushing back" on informed speculation that GOP consultant Mike Murphy would soon join the campaign -- even though McCain reportedly offered him the top strategist job last week.

Comments

[bartkid]

I think we just found a job opening for Doug Feith.

Doug, c'mon down.

[Lawton Watson]

Schmidt who was brought on board specifically to destroy Barack Obama will soon control every aspect of McCain's campaign. Its gonna get rough boys. Rove schooled and mentored this despotic bastard and Barack can expect the worst! He will give no quarter to Obama ,his family and supporters in the last desperate days of McCain's campaign. America will see the full blown wrath of the neo con and righteous right. Scmidt plans to villify Obama and paint him as weak and elitist. He will not attack Obama's policies but the man himself! Its gonna be one hell of a fall! The end will always justify the means with these criminals. Nothing is beyond their willingness to use what ever means neccessary. Nothing! I hope Obama realizes that.

[Helena Montana]

Time for the McCain campaign to call in Mark Penn, Howard Wolfson, and Lanny Davis. They'll fit right in.