MORE PRIVACY FROM McCAIN

"Privacy" is the new McWAR term for "keeping away from Pres. Fredo."

Bush scales back McCain events
By MIKE ALLEN 5/24/08 11:26 AM EST

President Bush is scaling back next week’s fundraising swings for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the request of the campaign, which wants the events closed to the press, POLITICO has learned.

On Tuesday, the president was to appear with McCain at the Phoenix Convention Center at a McCain for President and Republican National Committee Victory Reception. And on Wednesday, Bush was to appear at Salt Lake City’s Grand America Hotel with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a McCain for President and Republican National Committee Victory Reception (followed by a more exclusive dinner at the Romneys’ Park City home). Now, both of the public events will be at private residences.

Here's the "rationale":

A McCain aide said: “The McCain campaign has a policy that fundraising events are closed press. In keeping with that policy, the campaign requested the event be moved to a private home.”

Like they couldn't keep the press out before.

UPDATE: I used Lexis/Nexis to search for McWAR'S fundraisers and the last few were private.