McCain decries rebel flag, touts Crist’s experience

June 04th, 2008 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

We asked Sen. John McCain his thoughts about the giant accomplice flag proposed to fly at the intersection of I-4 and I-75: ""It’s a free country," he said, but the Civil War memorial folks "should consider the feelings and sensitivities on that issue at a instance like that in America where we want to move forward,” said McCain, who in 2000 waffled on South Carolina’s rebel flag on state grounds in and later said he profoundly regretted not taking stand against it.

In the Political Connections interview taped for Bay News 9 we additionally asked whether Charlie Crist, having yet to total a first term

as governor, would be qualified to be vice president: "Oh, I am certain that in many respects Charlie Crist is qualified," McCain said. He’s had other offices. As you know he was attorney general as well. that is a big an diverse state. But we haven’t moved anywhere on the process that he would be under. We have a large number of citizens that we are considering, but I just don’t mention anybody’s name considering next it starts a process that could end up in an invasion of their privacy."