John McCain's Lasting Anger - ( is he still fit for office?)

[Ganja Ninja]

by Shushannah Walshe

Railing against Don't Ask Don't Tell, shooting down an immigration bill he once sponsored, pushing his own changes to START—the tougher John McCain who emerged in the primaries may be here to stay.

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Conversations with friends, advisers, and analysts reveal McCain as a man still angry at his 2008 presidential loss, fueling his desire to remain in the spotlight and an important part of the debate, even on issues where he is out of step with the majority of Americans.

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One close friend, who requested anonymity to speak openly, said McCain's triumphant win was supposed to heal some of the wounds from his loss to Obama. "Certainly everyone's hope is that it would be cathartic. Take your anger out on this punching bag and then come back, but he hasn't,"

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David Berman, a political science professor at Arizona State University and a longtime McCain observer, said the senator cannot let go on issues like DADT and START because of lingering resentment about Obama's win. "He has been on a tear to make Obama look less than favorable, to put it mildly, and I think he is a little bit bitter about the election,"

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-12-22/john-mccains-dont-ask-dont-tell-dream-votes-and-his-lasting-anger/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsL1

I think this is more than simple bitterness on McCain's part. This is a man who has had severe anger management problems going back to his childhood. It's been said that the elderly can mentally revert to their childhood as they decline. I think it may be time to question his fitness for office. He's becoming the type of old man that when he's placed in a home he has to be locked down because he might attack the other patients.

[Myrina]

1. ... it appears he's got both feet in the senile dementia pool ...

:( Not a good place for anyone with a media presence and voting powers to be, IMO.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Bittter - just another Republicon Family Value

Right up there with greedy, selfish, short-sighted, hypocritical, and untruthful.

[PearliePoo2]

3. And the voters in Arizona....

just keep electing him.
What's with THAT???
:wtf:

[DCKit]

4. His constituents:

[SoCalDem]

5. No, but he just got re-elected for 6 more years

and being a senile, angry old fool is no reason to NOT be a senator. He has had others before him who stuck around long after they were useful or productive.

Just one more reason why term limits ( I know that elections are a "term limit", but they obviously are not that effective) are a good thing.

There comes a time in MOST careers, when it's just time to leave.. It's very obvious to most people by now, that McCain is a bitter, stubborn old coot, whose raison d'être is to be the voice for mean, nasty people...and to throw a monkey wrench into any legislative agenda he can.

[hobbit709]

6. When was he ever really "fit for office?"

[LibertyLover]

7. If the lump on his face gets any bigger

John will have more to worry about than loosing the 2008 election.