Despite the fact that there were empty seats, Time columnist and Primary Colors author Joe Klein has not been able to get a seat on the McCain campaign plane. This has been a source of some consternation, especially since the campaign kept telling Klein that he hadn't filed his request in time when he knew he totally had. But today, a campaign spokesperson cleared things up with some straight talk: "We don't allow Daily Kos diarists on board either," he said. SNAP. [Politico]