Why did McCain hire the person that smeared him and his family in 2000?

Question

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/mccain-hires-go.html

The McCain campaign has hired Tucker Eskew, the GOP political consultant that helped smear John McCain and his family in South Carolina in the 2000 presidential campaign. McCain even threw a press conference decrying the tactics used against him.

When then-Gov. Bush called upon Eskew, Tompkins and Rhodes to help him during the Florida recount, a senior McCain adviser said, “when the going gets tough for Governor Bush, he turns to the darker side of our party. We saw that in South Carolina, and we see that today."

Answer 1

For the same reason Obama picked a VP candidate who just last year said he (Obama) doesn't have enough experience to be President.  

Answer 2

Maybe he forgot.  

I can't explain anything that man does.  Not one d**n thing.

Answer 3

You mean when the Bush camp put out that McCains brown daughter was the result of him having an affair with a black woman?

Answer 4

For the last almost 8 years the Republican Grand Oil Party sold out Americans -so they had to start some where. Who better then some one who sold out another in their own party.

Answer 5

Are you seriously referencing an ABC blog?

Answer 6

Why do people have to get politics involved in politics?

Answer 7

probably just to keep him from being hired by obama you can see how ruthless the obama campaign is and mc cain probably just doesnt want to be hurt again

Answer 8

i don't know why mccain does anything.. hes totally baffled me!

Answer 9

It's politics, it happens.

Would you like to take another look at some of the interviews with Biden where he stated he didn't want to be Obama's VP prior to getting nominated?

Edit: perfect answer, printisdead.