McCain seems to be having some Reagan moments in this campaign. Unfortunately they're not the flattering kind.

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Lieberman corrects McCain's Purim gaffe

Published: 03/20/2008

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Purim is the Jewish version of Halloween during his Israel visit.

McCain was corrected by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), one of the Republican presidential nominee's chief supporters who accompanied him on the trip, according to MSNBC.

In a news conference Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak following a tour of the besieged southern Israeli city of Sderot, McCain had noted the impact of continued rocket fire on the city's children.

"As they celebrate their version of Halloween here, they are somewhere close to a 15-second warning, which is the amount of time they have from the time the rocket is launched to get to safety," McCain said. "That's not a way for people to live obviously."

Lieberman at the news conference said the fault was his, as he had compared the two holidays in explaining its significance to McCain.


McCain’s mistake wasn’t a big deal. But what is interesting is Lieberman's role during this trip. In two days, Lieberman has intervened twice in front of the press -- once helping McCain with a correction on Sunnis/Shiites and once putting the blame on himself regarding the description of Purim.

Lieberman seems to now be McCain's Nancy to McCain's increasingly addle headed Ron.