Why is John McCain being such a jerk?

The post-election lovefest is over. The defeated senator has even learned Twitter to attack Obama. But don't call him jealous.

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 5, 2009 - 12:40 AM PST
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Mar. 5, 2009

Informative article about someone—now acting despicably--who used to have integrity. McCain is the person who sold out to those very neocons who threw him under the bus back in 1999. It’s difficult to judge how this affects someone with a conscience.

There seems to be an epidemic of despicable behavior from formerly respectable people. Consider CNBC’s right turn into Fox, for example

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 5, 2009

A great opinion piece that has people talking about whether McCain has all of his marbles. A 73 years old man on twitter. For two years McCain went toe to toe with his opponents , with little sleep and having to do and say things that was not in his nature, Have the cows come home to roost. Stay tuned.

How does raising hell about helicopters that Bush ordered get him any points? He lost , let it go!

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by Gregory Kruse - Mar. 5, 2009

It asks a good question, even if it doesn't fully answer it, but then how can one fully explain why McCain is such a dick? My theory is that he is suffering from dementia, and all those around him are being studiously clueless like those around Reagan in the late White House years. Who has the clappers necessary to remove a belligerent momma's boy from such a position of influence? At least Mike Madden has the cohens to fly at the subject on an oblique course, and I commend him ... More »

Seriously though, McCain revealed his whole personality when he said "I screwed up" on David Letterman. I'm sure he said that every time he was ... More »

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 5, 2009

Moderately interesting behavior study.

I'm sure glad the Republicans did not have enough money to buy him the election.

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by Karen Schmitt - Mar. 5, 2009
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