Sen. John 'Comeback Jack' McCain at D5
How far ahead of the political curve is our D: All Things Digital conference?
So far that we put all those bendy-straws-in-the-wind television pundits to shame!
Case in point: At D4, we invited former Vice President Al Gore to come just before everyone decided he was the best thing since organic whole-wheat sliced bread.
And at D5, held last May, we invited Sen. John McCain of Arizona to talk about things like tech policy and Iraq, during a time when most had written him off in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Not so, it seems, after Comeback Jack’s big win in New Hampshire last night.
Given our powerful psychic political skills, we are keeping our next political selection sealed in a mayo jar in the back of ATD HQ.
But to see what McCain is all about, here’s an hour-plus interview with McCain by Walt Mossberg and me: