John Davison Rockefeller IV (aka U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller) is a man born to great power and wealth (Rockefeller is a great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, and the only Democratic office holder in the six-generation Republican Rockefeller family - - he is a great-grandson of Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, a nephew of banker David Rockefeller, Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, the son-in-law of Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois, the cousin of Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller and brother-in-law of Senator Mark Dayton of Minnesota).
Rockefeller (D-WV) was forced to apologize yesterday to Republican Presidential candidate John McCain for comments he made about McCain’s military service.
Fresh from doing nothing in Congress to protect the privacy rights of American citizens, "Rockefeller, who supports Barack Obama for President and has campaigned for him, said in an interview with the Charleston Gazette editorial board this week that McCain was not grounded in issues affecting people because, in part, he was a fighter pilot.
"He flies at 35,000 feet and drops laser-guided bombs, missiles," Rockefeller said. "He was long gone before they hit. What happened down there, he doesn’t know." Rockefeller added that he knew the comments were "unkind" because McCain was fighting for the country, but he added, "You sort of have to care what goes on in people’s lives."
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It's as if Rockefeller wanted to sabotage his preferred candidate. In a swing state. With an upcoming primary. And lots of veterans. Nice.
You'd think a United States Senator would know that it is politically unwise to imply that service as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force makes one unsuited for public officer.