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The thing about McCain is that it REALLY pisses him off when he doesn't get his way. McCain thinks it's his destiny to be president, and that Barack Obama is stealing that destiny from him. McCain's anger is not Bush's childish petulance when there's too much ketchup on his lunch-time cheeseburger: it's the full-on, murderous rage of a guy who's seriously damaged and full of hate, but has been mostly holding it in (for years) for the sake of appearances. McCain's clearly losing the political argument on the merits (or lack thereof) of his record and his current positions on the issues: people don't want more tax cuts for the rich, they don't want to be taxed on their healthcare, they don't want war with Iran, and they don't believe that deregulation is the answer to every problem. So, he has no choice, I guess, other than to run a late-stage Hillary-style campaign of race-baiting and lame personal attacks. Didn't work for Hillary, and it ain't working for McCain. In fact, the media appear to have taken notice, finally, of the enormous disconnect between the campaign McCain's currently running and all of his lofty rhetoric about "honor" and putting "country first." the voters are getting it too, thank God, as are a number of long-time Republican strategists: as McCain goes down in flames, he takes down-ticket Republicans with him. Obama by a landslide, as Ed Rollins said, and +10 seats in the Senate for the Democrats (+20 in the House). So, I have just one thing to say to John McCain: way to end your political career, asshole.
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