Frustrating how rare it is.

-- Mal

But as you say, frustratingly small glimpses are seen of him.

I don't despise him the way I do a lot of the others. I think he sold his soul for a shot at power and it really buried any of the good parts of him.

I disagree with him on almost everything politically. but I wouldn't lump him in with the likes of Cruz, Trump, Santorum, etc.

Hence the lag between Trump's insult and McCain's response. John's PR people had to fine tune his reaction.

Just his role in the Keating 5 scandal is enough to send him to hell--not to mention all his other sins. John's support for Lincoln Savings cost the taxpayers and future taxpayers over $800B. It takes more than a well-advised remark to make up for that.

Talk about damaging the homeland, and 'Country First'.... ugh

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Trump says horrible outrageous things.

McCain responds with a retort about Trump "firing up the crazies".

Rather than just pointing out McCain's hypocrisy (aka Sarah Palin), he goes off on a rant about McCain's military record.

McCain decides (currently) not to feed the other troll.

It's all theater.

John McCain showed some class. Lordy, lordy.

btw: There was no way I would have actually watched 'Morning Joe' or read the Washington Times. I'll have to get better with that.

Trump insulted not just McCain but anyone who's ever been taken prisoner in war.

His comments were indefensible.

The Donald has blown up his (snort) 'candidacy' already. And I had so hoped he would stick around a while to make the other clown-car occupants' heads explode.

Can Trump BE as brash and stupid in his private moments as he is when there's a camera around??? He should be destitute and reduced to begging for quarters if he conducts his businesses like this!

Bankruptcy (as relates to corporations) is nothing more than legalized stealing. I've been through it with a former employer, they loaded up on raw materials and contractor services then BOOM - sorry, can't pay you. Those poor people had no choice but to accept pennies on the dollar for what they were owed.

Trump has done the nearly impossible and took a casino into bankruptcy - THAT has to be pretty damned difficult when people walk in the door ready to hand you money. But it was all well and good because corporate bankruptcy (stealing) is legal.

In the Republican Party, attacking someone's service can be acceptable, if you do it to win a race. - case in point -

Years ago - McCain said - "Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible," (McCain told CNN, about the ad run against Max Cleland).

- So what does McCain do -

Despite his disgust, the Republican Party marched on, smearing and mocking Vietnam War Heroes like John Kerry - and the Swift Boat Ads - eventually, John McCain put his revulsion aside, and campaigned for Saxby Chambliss, and George W. Bush.

Palin for VP - indeed John...therefore I will always be disgusted by your decision making.....

....John McCain owes THEM an apology:

- the MIA-POW families who were blocked, in the Senate Select Committee on MIA-POW Affairs hearings in 1992, in their efforts to get information and recognition for missing soldiers, almost single-handedly, with anger and vehemence, by Senator John McCain.
This, after their bill passed the House 400-to 0.

-The families of POWs who needed access to the debriefing records to clear their names for suspicion of aiding the enemy, but were blocked, again, largely by McCain (they were all pardoned by President Nixon)