Bill Bennett: “It seems not just heedless, but a little reckless.”

I think it's bad policy to do that. I also think it's going to be very bad politics, because of the opposition.

This is a professional magazine. Look, it's often a first-rate magazine. You don't get credit if you're 'The New Yorker' for trying. You get credit for succeeding.

Now people ask could John McCain distinguish his positions from George Bush. Here's one where he ought to jump in and say I totally disagree with what the State Department is doing here.

I don't think John McCain wants to risk further alienating the conservative base.