John McCain and Jeff Flake: Ted Cruz is no Barry Goldwater

McCain apologized in 2013 for referring to Cruz and others as “wacko birds,” but he told The Arizona Republic on Friday that his contentious relationship with Cruz has much improved. McCain said he will support whoever wins the 2016 GOP nomination.

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“Cruz, by the way, has been a valued member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and I’ve traveled with him,” said McCain, the panel’s chairman. “Personally, he and I get along fine.”

Still, the “wacko bird” epithet continues to follow both Cruz and McCain, having secured a place in the modern political lexicon.

“Life isn’t fair,” McCain said.

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