My husband was a Marine Corps officer stationed at Camp Pendleton when the POW's came home. He worked in the office of the Commanding General of the base, so we were invited to the ceremony Nixon had at the base. we met and talked to many of the POW's. Scuttlebutt was that Mc cain had cooperated with the Viet Cong. That it was how he survived. Hasn't anyone but me wondered why the son of an admiral and the grandson of an admiral didn't make the rank himself. Even if he was ready ro retire. Then he met Cindy and left his wife and children for the good life.

John McCain had some VERY interesting things to say at his Virginia BEach rally the other day...

From the Daily Beast

“McCain immediately turned to the woman and said between clenched teeth: ‘DON’T TOUCH ME.’ The woman started to explain...McCain interrupted her: ‘DON’T TOUCH ME,’ he repeated viciously. The woman again tried to explain. ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO?’ McCain continued, his voice rising and his hands now raised in the ‘bring it on’ position. He was red-faced. By this time all the action at the table had stopped. I was completely shocked. McCain had totally lost it, and in the space of about ten seconds. ‘Sir, you must be courteous to the other players at the table,’ the pit boss said to McCain. “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? ASK ANYBODY AROUND HERE WHO I AM.”

The “Shock” Market is out of control!! “Gall” Street is crumbling!! Your savings have been 401KO’D!! Just when you thought the economy has hit a low note, here comes a real chorus of gloom and doom. EVERYONE knows there's a problem. Well, ALMOST everyone...

McCain had a little blow up in 2006 when he was addressing the AFL-CIO BCTD conference, where he made the mistake of using the then-popular Republican talking point about "jobs Americans won't do."

The nominating convention is here, and the Democrats are on the attack! Kossack jkennerl has a recommended diary today on Democrats hitting John McCain for his notorious temper. Here's a few chocie bits (the ultimate source of these quotes is Politico):

On my local newsstand this morning I saw the covers of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Boston Globe. the ALL had the same photo of Obama speaking to thousands in Berlin. All I could think of was - can you imagine the rage that McCain must be feeling this morning?? The guy is like the invisible candidate. I delight in his angst.