Opinion: John McCain not likely to heed call that he swell nation’s jobless ranks

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No sign yet that John McCain plans to follow the most well-publicized piece of unsolicited advice he’s received of late: the recommendation from leading conservative Bill Kristol that the Republican ‘fire his campaign’ because, the columnist asserts, it’s ‘now close to being out-and-out dysfunctional.’

Kristol’s proposal, of course, had no chance of being taken seriously by McCain. Although a sweeping staff turnover ultimately served the candidate well in the battle for the GOP presidential nomination, a similar move three weeks before election day hardly would quell qualms Democrats like to raise about his temperament.

For the record, though, here’s what McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds -- presumably one of those with a risky job status -- had to say about the shake-up suggestion when asked about it by Fox News:

-- Don Frederick