There could be some complaints about McCain’s temper from a more reliable source like Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), but he’s not talking about it. Maybe Cornyn is willing to take his lumps for party loyalty.

And having a temper is bad because . . .?

He might say mean things to Ahmedinewhatever and forfeit the good opinion of the “international community”.

Let me tell you something everybody should have learned from the Bush Administration: If you try to appear above the fray and don’t respond forcibly to these things, they will F’in bury you. Hit back and hit back hard just like the Clintons always have and then they think twice before F’in with you, especially when they are making it up.

TheBigOldDog on April 21, 2008 at 12:47 PM

Absolutely right BOD, the days of ignoring the smears and lies is over. And I hope to God McCain hits back and hard!

Sheesh I hate defending McCain. His candidacy has enough actual problems, as viewed from a conservative perspective. But the Left’s strategy against the guy is too sinister (pun intended) to not oppose openly.

When is Juan “Keating Five” McCain going to release his wife’s tax returns? As I recall even John F’ing Kerry ended up releasing his rich wife’s returns. Haven’t the Obama’s and even the Clinton’s released theirs? If they haven’t, they should.

What is McCain hiding? Illegal contributions from her to one or more of his campaigns? Pay off $$$ from Keating-Five going to him through her? A little something from employers of illegals going to him through her?

What are you hiding Juan? What Juan, what? What are we suppose to think, Juan? Let’s have some “straight talk”, Juan.

As memes go, I’ll take the “John McCain is an angry man” meme over the developing “B. Obama is a weakling and a wimp.” meme.

Me bad, I assumed it was the Grey Lady. However, WaPo is like the Grey Ladies’ ugly jealous younger sister who can’t get a date. So, in the end it’s really one in the same.

You have to be pretty squeaky for the worse thing to be thrown at you is your temper.

Just ride the wave, Maverick.

Next thing you know the media’s gonna get Ted Sampley to throw up his hands and endorse the Maverick.

Let me tell you something everybody should have learned from the Bush Administration: If you try to appear above the fray and don’t respond forcibly to these things, they will F’in bury you. Hit back and hit back hard just like the Clintons always have and then they think twice before F’in with you, especially when they are making it up.

TheBigOldDog on April 21, 2008 at 12:47 PM

Yep. The days of ignoring crap like “Bush LIED” are over. Isn’t that a good thing? This reminds me of you guys who demanded that McCain defend Coburn against Obama’s smear, but when he did, it was a bad move.

I’ll repost this, with the Yeah, Gertrude, I do know McCain isn’t Washington:

After dealing with Washington’s career, Brookhiser turns to character, the core of the book. He finds Washington’s character compounded of his nature, his morals, and his ideas; and he explains their relationship. His natural good looks and passionate temper forced people to take notice of him, and his ideas (much underestimated by his modern biographers) gave him direction. But his morals, especially his concern for civility and reputation, held him together, connected him with his fellow Americans, and gave power to his ideas.

Washington also had a hot temper, and he took advantage of that, too, by letting it show now and again so that people were afraid of it. As a result even his self-control was impressive and he got credit for both keeping and losing his temper.

Washington’s morals took the form of politeness in doing honor to others and in accepting honors from them. Honor is the spring of monarchy, said Montesquieu, but Washington practiced the honor due among equals or near equals, republican honor.

Actually a great book review/article:
http://www.newcriterion.com/archive/14/mar96/mansfld.htm

I haven’t been following this, but I thought it was a WaPo piece.

amerpundit on April 21, 2008 at 1:03 PM

I predicted that response.

Just as I predicted. Maverick will strike the Grey Lady with a retaliatory beaatch slap. Now, the Times will be on the defensive for the next few days. He’ll probably get another two or three point bump just like last time.

THE CHOSEN ONE on April 21, 2008 at 1:00 PM

I haven’t been following this, but I thought it was a WaPo piece.

Call me bad tempered again, and I’m gonna come down there and stab you through the heart with a @#$@$# pencil!

Lehuster on April 21, 2008 at 12:40 PM

I can picture myself saying that under the right set of circumstances….LOL!

Directly properly, it is useful energy.