McCain on Getting Good Press

According to Rush, John McCain jokingly referred to the media as his "base," the other day. He also said that if he were president, he would hold press conferences more often -- like John F. Kennedy. He also said he would hold more town hall meetings than Bush has.

McCain might have a point. Lyn Nofziger once told me that as Governor, Ronald Reagan's weekly press conferences kept him sharp. This arrangement meant Reagan got lots of practice dealing with the press -- and that problems didn't build up.

Nofziger lamented that as President, Reagan's staffers didn't continue the practice of frequent press conferences.