July 21, 2008 - 12:28pm

NYT denies McCain editorial because he wouldn’t include “timetables”

The New York Times editorial page has denied John McCain from responding to an editorial from Barack Obama that ran last week because McCain refused to use timetables in his editorial.  “It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece," wrote David Shipley, the Op-Ed editor.  So much for political discussion. 

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