Hey Sen. McCain, if you can't take the heat ...

I was truly amazed to see this interview by Campbell Brown. She has, in the past, appeared to tilt toward the right. Notice how McCain spokesperson Tucker Bounds never answers Brown's question. He is excellent at spin, but it was refreshing to see Brown take him to task.


Now it appears that Sen. McCain cancelled an appearance on the Larry King show because of it. Think Progress reports:

Yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds appeared on CNN for an interview with Campbell Brown. Brown was tough on Bounds, refusing to let him spout typical campaign talking points. She repeatedly pressed him on Palin’s foreign policy experience and qualifications, asking him to name one decision that she made as commander-in-chief of the Alaskan National Guard. Bounds was unable to do so.

Today, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer revealed that because of that tough interview, the McCain campaign has canceled the senator’s appearance on Larry King Live tonight:

The McCain campaign said it believed that exchange was over the line and as a result the interview scheduled for Larry King Live with Sen. McCain was pulled. CNN does not believe that Campbell’s interview was over the line. We are committed to fair coverage of both sides of this historic election.

You go Campbell!