McCain Says He Will include Democrats in Cabinet


By Jason Szep, Reuters
September 7, 2008

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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) -- Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview aired on Sunday he would bring Democrats into his Cabinet and administration as part of his attempt to change the political atmosphere in Washington.

"I don't know how many, but I can tell you, with all due respect to previous administrations, it is not going to be a single, 'Well, we have a Democrat now,'" McCain said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

"It's going to be the best people in America, the smartest people in America," he said in an interview taped on Saturday. . . .

With 58 days to go until the election, the two candidates took a rare day off on Sunday before plunging back into the fray.

Since he accepted the presidential nomination at his party's convention Thursday, McCain had been campaigning with his choice for vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and attracting enthusiastic crowds. Palin was scheduled to start campaigning on her own on Monday.

At the convention, Palin and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared to mock Obama's youthful background as a community organizer in Chicago. The Republican crowd loved the comments. . . .

McCain said he did not think being a community organizer was a negative and in fact was quite honourable.

"I admire and respect all public service," he said. "I think what happened was it was a reaction to the Obama campaign saying -- and denigrating the fact that she (Palin) had been mayor of a small town."

Before she was elected governor, Palin had been the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, with a population of under 10,000 people.

Palin was the only one of the top four candidates who did not appear on the Sunday talk show circuit. She has not been questioned by the media since McCain made her his surprise pick for No. 2 on August 29.

McCain said she would start giving interview "within the next few days" but did not elaborate.

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