Former State Department Spokesman Jamie Rubin (no relation) penned an op-ed in the Washington Post in which he quotes John McCain saying of Hamas: “They’re the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal with them, one way or another. . . ” Many in the mainstream media and the left blogosphere have jumped on this as “evidence” of some great inconsistency in McCain’s views on Hamas.
This is supposed to be a gotcha quote? It doesn’t appear that McCain was saying we should talk to Hamas immediately and without preconditions, or that we should talk directly to their state sponsor Iran (the latter has been the real point of contention of late). It should also be noted that Jamie Rubin was a spokesman for Madeline Albright and a supporter of Hillary Clinton, both whom have excoriated Obama for his position on holding direct, unconditional talks with the leader of Iran and other countries. But what’s a little inconsistency between friends?
This is supposed to be a gotcha quote? It doesn’t appear that McCain was saying we should talk to Hamas immediately and without preconditions, or that we should talk directly to their state sponsor Iran (the latter has been the real point of contention of late). It should also be noted that Jamie Rubin was a spokesman for Madeline Albright and a supporter of Hillary Clinton, both whom have excoriated Obama for his position on holding direct, unconditional talks with the leader of Iran and other countries. But what’s a little inconsistency between friends?
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