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Robert Novak: Age, War Support Hurting McCain

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New York State Republicans aren't exactly clamoring for a return ticket on Sen. John McCain's Straight Talk Express - the campaign bus he nearly rode to the presidential nomination five years ago.

Columnist Robert Novak reports that the Arizona maverick is scheduled to appear Monday night for a "Straight Talk America" fundraiser at Manhattan's tony St. Regis Hotel.

The response, so far - however - has been underwhelming.

The price was $1,000 per person for a 6 p.m. reception and $5,000 per person for a 7:30 p.m. dinner - a pricey night even in Manhattan.

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  But Novak says the cost alone doesn't explain the "tepid" response.

Instead, high dollar donors are concerned that at 72, McCain may be too old to mount a credible presidential run.

And in blue-state New York, liberal GOP'ers who might otherwise flock to McCain are put off by his support for the war.

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