…but I’m not the Republican nominee.

Story: Famous progressive blogger (Arianna Huffington) mentions on her big blog that McCain and Mrs. McCain had told her at a dinner party in 2001 that neither voted for Bush in 2000. McCain campaign says: Huffington is a lib’ral liar. Then several other people who were at that dinner table mention that they heard it too, including Murphy Brown, Josh and Toby from the WEST WING…or at least the actors who played them.

Whitford and Schiff said they did not hear Cindy McCain describe her vote, but both recalled how McCain had conveyed his opposition to Bush just a few days before Bush was inaugurated.

“He was going on and on about how horribly unqualified and untested Bush was, how the campaign had attacked his family,” said Whitford, a registered Democrat. “Someone said, ‘If he’s so terrible, why did you support him?’”

McCain replied that as a member of the GOP, Whitford added, he always intended to back the party’s nominee. Then, the actor said, someone asked McCain whether he had cast a vote in favor of Bush.

“He put his finger up to his lips, shook his head and mouthed, ‘No way,’” Whitford said.

Schiff remembered the conversation the same way. “My memory was he said pretty clearly, no, he did not vote for him,” he said. “I discussed it with others afterwards. It was clear to everyone he said no. Did he shout it from the rooftops? No.”