Richardson to McCain: Stop Whining

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Barack Obama supporter, has some advice for John McCain: Stop whining.

The advice comes after an op-ed by McCain was rejected by the New York Times op-ed page. The McCain op-ed was in response to one by his Democratic opponent, Obama.

Here's what op-ed editor David Shipley instructed McCain to change via e-mail:

The article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq. It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory - with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate. And it would need to describe the senator's Afghanistan strategy, spelling out how it meshes with his Iraq plan.

Other newspapers, like the New York Post, have since printed the rejected commentary.

The Hill spoke to Richardson about the event:

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is "overreacting" and "whining" in response to The New York Times refusing to run his editorial about Iraq. [...] "Well, look, The New York Times is very fussy. I mean, I've sent many editorials that they've rejected -- in fact, most of them," Richardson said. [...] "A newspaper shouldn't be expected to accept a politician's op-ed unedited," Richardson said. "I think what the editor was saying is that if you make it a pro/con editorial … that makes sense."

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