Bill Kristol on McCain: ‘There Was a Genuine Humility with John That Went with the Pride’ in What He’d Accomplished

TAPPER For people Jay ░░░░░░░░ don t know you ░░░░░░░░ your era working for ░░░░░░░░ Obama White House you ░░░░░░░░ TIME Magazine Bureau Chief ░░░░░░░░ you covered McCain And ░░░░░░░░ and I were among ░░░░░░░░ group of reporters that ░░░░░░░░ to Vietnam with him ░░░░░░░░ the 25th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ fall of Saigon When ░░░░░░░░ think of covering McCain ░░░░░░░░ do you what do ░░░░░░░░ remember CARNEY I remember ░░░░░░░░ self deprecation I had ░░░░░░░░ him a bit in ░░░░░░░░ Senate in the late ░░░░░░░░ when he was fighting ░░░░░░░░ tobacco companies and pushing ░░░░░░░░ finance reform And those ░░░░░░░░ issues where he was ░░░░░░░░ on his own party ░░░░░░░░ and taking on entrenched ░░░░░░░░ And he was fearless ░░░░░░░░ it but also very ░░░░░░░░ deprecating about it and ░░░░░░░░ about failing all the ░░░░░░░░ The first time I ░░░░░░░░ with him on a ░░░░░░░░ trip in that 2000 ░░░░░░░░ it was a commercial ░░░░░░░░ to New Hampshire And ░░░░░░░░ was John McCain me ░░░░░░░░ John Weaver And McCain ░░░░░░░░ me the whole time ░░░░░░░░ read the paper Laughter ░░░░░░░░ I thought I don ░░░░░░░░ think he s going ░░░░░░░░ get very far Crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ He always had good ░░░░░░░░ CARNEY Right Laughter CARNEY ░░░░░░░░ and I thought this ░░░░░░░░ can t go anywhere ░░░░░░░░ then of course that ░░░░░░░░ was so exciting because ░░░░░░░░ was so bootstrapped and ░░░░░░░░ And he really he ░░░░░░░░ have won I think ░░░░░░░░ he crushed George W ░░░░░░░░ in 2000 in the ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire primary The South ░░░░░░░░ primary was 10 days ░░░░░░░░ If it had been ░░░░░░░░ or four days later ░░░░░░░░ think McCain might have ░░░░░░░░ up with the nomination.”