Why isn't John Mccain's pastor problems as big as Obama's. People say it because that Reverand John Haggee isn't M Mcain's pastor and Mccain did not stay in his church for 20 years, but when you think this over you must realize that John Mccain sought out the endoresement of a man he knew from the beginning was a bigot but he didn't care about the fact. At least for Obama we can say that he knew the pastor for a while and saw the good in him but Mccain has no excuse