CNN’s Axelrod: I Never Doubted How Deeply McCain Cared About This Country

RUSH EXCERPT:

CUPP: "Axe, tell me about that moment. What were you thinking as you watched that?"
AXELROD: "Well, we were thinking at least I was thinking that’s the John McCain we feared and the John McCain we so admired. When Barack Obama was considering running for president. Because he is capable of that kind of moment, that brave, gracious moment and I mean I was blown away by it. I, I really, it, it really took my breath away to watch that. And it made me feel good to be an American. That a candidate for president of the United States would stand up in a forum, remember, it wasn’t just that woman, but when he gave that answer, he got jeered by his own support making that point. And I thought what a big, decent, honorable thing to do in the midst of a presidential campaign. So you know, I think John McCain is an extraordinary person and having, yes I ran a campaign for another candidate who was running against him, I never doubted who he was. I never doubted you know, how deeply he cared about this country and how much he was willing to put on the line. He had proven it all throughout his life. And so that moment to me in many ways reflected the essence of who he was."