John McCain Still Angry At 2008 Presidential Defeat, Conversations With Advisers & Analysts Reveal

The Daily Beast:

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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[TedEjr]

11:48 AM on 01/01/2011

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Old friends like Wes Gullett, a former aide in Arizona, say it is not anger that drives McCain but passion on issues, especially those involving the military, that he feels he knows best.

"John McCain is John McCain," Gullett said in an interview. "People mistake John McCain's passion for anger and he's a passionate guy on many, many issues. What drives him is his passion, and it's easy to say, 'Oh, he's angry.' I don't believe that (End Quote)

McCain's supporters can define it any way they want. However, he is still on the wrong side of history, and nothing can justify that.

Also from the article---He just had a concern of the welfare of the military. He felt that doing this at this time could undermine military readiness, (End Quote)

Yeppers. Like it did in Canada. And Germany. And Peru. And Columbia. And Australia. And the U.K. And Israel. And thirty other countries.

McCain, you are a dinosaur. And you are destined for the same fate.

[Henri101]

11:40 AM on 01/01/2011

He's angry that he was caught and detained by asians and is even more angry that a black man who has affiliated with asians beat him.

[murphysgirl]

06:59 PM on 12/25/2010

Maybe he and Palin can do a group therapy session together to learn how to take responsibility for their words and their actions. Maybe then they will realize why and how they lost the election.

[AddyGmom]

06:33 PM on 12/25/2010

Evry time mcPalin thinks of President Obama, a family's home goes into foreclosure.....

[VegasBabe]

05:24 PM on 12/25/2010

Quote from the article:
"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," he said. "I think he is a very proud man.... "

hmmmmm....a bitter, old man trying to make someone else look bad because he lost to him? This behavior hardly qualifies as that of anyone who has pride.

[ex-pat]

04:55 PM on 12/25/2010

Maybe he is not going to smile till he gets a new set of teeth

[TedEjr]

11:50 AM on 01/01/2011

Maybe he is angry at all those kids on his yards? All seven of his yards. Growing rocks and gravel in Arizona is a time consuming activity. The best yards take decades to cultivate. And multiply that by seven . . . . .

;-)

[charlesdickens]

04:53 PM on 12/25/2010

Feliz Navidad, you old Scrooge.

[Danlar]

04:51 PM on 12/25/2010

Common John those Service Members Like Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) who lost both legs were sent were they shouln't have been sent by a President Elected on a technicality. I do believe the world would be a much better place if GORE or even McCain had won in 2000. He will now go from a NO man to a YES man for the stuff the Senate will get from the House. To get anything done at all it will have to be bi-partisan...so get tough dems it's your turn to say NO to domestic spending cuts without double the Pentagon cuts...where the real pork is!

[EspritDeVoltaire]

04:17 PM on 12/25/2010

McCain needs to dial the resentment down a notch or two. The constant anger combined with his POW experience is not heart healthy.

[Antifascist-08]

03:37 PM on 12/25/2010

f you McCain

You are a bum.

[jannielee]

02:21 PM on 12/25/2010

Build the dang fence and git off my lawns (he has more than one you know).

[spc5]

01:40 PM on 12/25/2010

That photo says it all. The Grinch with no heart.

[editor]

01:27 PM on 12/25/2010

Yeah but just imagine how angry the American people would be if he had become Prez. And Sarah Bubblehead would have been one heartbeat away....

[Taiyo]

01:24 PM on 12/25/2010

Deal with it John. It's over. Your photo shows that you are just another angry curmudgeon.

[Hakumen]

11:29 AM on 12/25/2010

Talk about an angry and bitter old man. You were unfit for the presidency in more ways than one McCain, get over it already and stop taking it out on different parts of the American people.