You know, it is one thing for someone to take something out of context, but to chop up their own interview in order to change the context is just about as biased as you can get. And if there was any doubt on McCain's views at the time, here is what he had to say about it on CNN that same day.

CNN'S BETTY NGUYEN: " All right, let's shift over to the global front. The Bush administration is reviewing all aspects of U.S. aid to the Palestinians now that Hamas has won the elections. And I do have to quote you here. A State Department spokesman did say this: 'To be very clear' – and I'm quoting now – 'we do not provide money to terrorist organizations.' What does this do to the U.S. relat...

You know, it is one thing for someone to take something out of context, but to chop up their own interview in order to change the context is just about as biased as you can get. And if there was any doubt on McCain's views at the time, here is what he had to say about it on CNN that same day.

CNN'S BETTY NGUYEN: " All right, let's shift over to the global front. The Bush administration is reviewing all aspects of U.S. aid to the Palestinians now that Hamas has won the elections. And I do have to quote you here. A State Department spokesman did say this: 'To be very clear' – and I'm quoting now – 'we do not provide money to terrorist organizations.' What does this do to the U.S. relationship with the Palestinians?"

MCCAIN: "Well, hopefully, that Hamas now that they are going to govern, will be motivated to renounce this commitment to the extinction of the state of Israel. Then we can do business again, we can resume aid, we can resume the peace process."