Oops: John McCain Accidentally Suggests Mitt Romney Likes Earmarks… Right In Front Of Romney

This morning on CNN, correspondent Joe Johns weighed in on a statement John McCain made while blasting earmarks during his endorsement of Mitt Romney. McCain unfavorably (and, of course, very likely mistakenly) grouped Romney and Santorum together on the issue… right in front of Romney.

Here’s what McCain had to say:

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Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint have joined with me time after time to go to the floor to fight against the earmark pork barrel corruption that goes on in Washington DC. Earmarks are a gateway to corruption. And I can tell you that neither Mitt Romney nor Rick Santorum share that view.

Needle scratch!

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“It didn’t quite get the delivery of that last line just right,” ventured Johns. “Actually, I don’t think he wanted to say that Mitt Romney more or less shared the view.”

Have a listen for yourselves, via CNN:

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