McCain Talks Temper

Submitted by politicalWinters on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 1:08pm.

John McCain, rightly or wrongly, has a reputation for being a hothead.

But at least now he's willing to talk about it, and even discuss the quote from a fellow senator who said the idea of a McCain presidency "sends chills down my spine."

Quote: If he really had a temper problem, McCain said, he would not have been able to work with fellow senators such as Ted Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat; Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat; and his friend Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee who now is an Independent.

"Let me tell you, I’ve worked across the aisle more than any other senator I know," McCain said.

McCain's Temper

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 5:23am.

Defending His Amnesty Bill, Sen. McCain Lost His Temper And “Screamed,
‘F*ck You!’ At Texas Sen. John Cornyn” (R-TX). “Presidential hopeful John McCain - who has been dogged for years by
questions about his volcanic temper - erupted in an angry, profanity-laced
tirade at a fellow Republican senator, sources told The Post yesterday. In a
heated dispute over immigration-law overhaul, McCain screamed, ‘F— you!’ at
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who had been raising concerns about the legislation.
‘This is chickens—stuff,’ McCain snapped at Cornyn, according to several people
in the room off the Senate floor Thursday. ‘You’ve always been against this
bill, and you’re just trying to derail it.’” (Charles Hurt, “Raising McCain,”
New York Post, 5/19/07)

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