In its morning round-up of news stories the McCain campaign included Ronald Kessler's scathing WSJ op-ed on Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright. Which raised some eyebrows, since McCain has said that he will not associate Obama with the views of his supporters.

On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today, for instance, McCain senior advisor Charlie Black reiterated the candidate's position:

"What Senator McCain has said repeatedly is that these candidates cannot be held accountable for all the views of people who endorse them or people who befriend them. And fortunately, I heard your report earlier that Senator Obama has repudiated these very unusual views....I don't think Senator McCain wants to get in the middle of a discussion about Senator Obama's former pastor or his faith. He believes that people who endorse you, people who befriend you are entitled to their own views, but you are not held personally accountable. That when somebody endorses you or befriends you, they're embracing your views, the candidates' views, not the other way around."

Regarding Kessler's article, the McCain campaign has responded that it was sent out "in error." Crisis averted.

As the media is blaring Wright's nuttiness nonstop, McCain probably doesn't need to bring any more attention to it. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today has an article with Obama answering some questions on Wright.

But there's a difference between avoiding what a particular candidate's supporter has said, and what someone associated with the the candidate's campaign has said. Wright is still on Obama's African American Religious Leadership Committee. Obama went after Geraldine Ferraro, who was on Clinton's fundraising committee; and the Clinton campaign went after Samantha Power, who was an Obama foreign-policy advisor.

So what would McCain do if Obama goes after someone associated with his campaign? Play nice and not fight back?