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Is John McCain mentally stable enough to be President?

washingtonpost.com — "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

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  • Michael9636, on 08/04/2008, -15/+125Ever hear of "buyer's remorse?" I think this might set in once the Republicans crown McCain as their 2008 candidate - and realize what they've done.
    • likwidfuzion, on 02/05/2008, -3/+29Again.
      • artofwar420, on 02/05/2008, -2/+2That said, I think he's the least crazy of the candidates, of course Ron Paul is better but he won't get nominated. Don't get me wrong I don't support McCain. I do like Ron Paul, but let's not waste our votes on someone who doesn't have a chance to get nominated and give them to someone who does. Obama!
        • nakani, on 02/05/2008, -2/+5Vote for the candidate you believe in, you ***** coward.
          • artofwar420, on 02/05/2008, -1/+4It's politics man, don't try to be so innocent and play the game.
          • card51short, on 02/05/2008, -1/+1you're an idiot if you're not voting for your favorite candidate.
            I guess then you might risk losing though...
        • krebcycle, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1There is no Ron Paul/Obama choice right now. You can vote for both in their respective primaries.
    • Speaking, on 02/05/2008, -27/+6You know what would make a good ticket? Obama, McCain. They couldn't be beaten, and neither is a conservative. As long as Obama made it clear that McCain had no say in Iraq.
      • nicholai, on 02/05/2008, -14/+9Great idea, have two people that love big government run together. They both support the "war on drugs", "war in Iraq", "war on terror", "Real ID", CFR and patriot act. We could even put them up against a team that opposes everything I just listed with Ron Paul and Mike Gravel.
        • jebudas, on 02/05/2008, -3/+14Obama has been speaking out about the war in Iraq since day one. He is clearly opposed to the war and wants to bring the troops home. Just because he voted not to cut off financial support for our troops while they are still on the ground over there doesnt mean he supports the war.
          • nicholai, on 02/05/2008, -5/+5The war would have to end without funding and you failed to respond to why he voted for Real ID and the Patriot act. I am not even going to ask you about the "war on terror" and "war on drugs" because you clearly don't give a *****.
          • card51short, on 02/05/2008, -1/+3obama wants to bring our troops back...yet he said not in his first term...he also has stated he wants to attack Pakistan.
            Real change there...
          • krebcycle, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1@nicholai
            He wasn't in office when the patriot act was passed.
      • Swift2, on 02/05/2008, -3/+4That is the most knuckle-headed idea I've ever heard. Except for the Kucinich-Paul ticket. Now, Obama's a lot more conservative than his supporters realize, but he shares almost no policies with McCain. So put them together! Sure!
        • Speaking, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1Not saying I would vote for any group that has McCain in it. But it's a HIGHLY electable combination. I don't think it's a combination that could be beaten by any group. And other than the war message they line up VERY well. Talk about capturing the youth AND elderly vote. Maybe you don't remember the pre-cheney days when vice presidents were window dressing with no actual power. It would be an unstoppable combination as far as the average voter is concerned. I would never vote for the ticket, but it would be unstoppable.
    • Berkana, on 02/05/2008, -3/+32George Bush has nearly ruined this nation beyond repair; we're already *****, buyer's remorse or not. McCain will leave us *****. This republic will collapse, and by then, remorse won't be worth much.
    • iainc, on 02/05/2008, -2/+13Don't worry. Obama's gonna kick his arse so hard, it'll hurt until 2016. By then, the Republicans will hopefully rediscover their core values and field someone more credible and worthy of the better world we will have in 8 years.
      • Hickeroar, on 02/05/2008, -4/+3Obama's not going to make it over clinton. That said, I'd expect Clinton over McCain...
    • Nocturnalis, on 02/05/2008, -1/+19And this is coming from members of this own party not some commercial endorsed by the Dems. This should CLEARLY say something about this man. WAKE UP AMERICA! WAKE UP!
      • Toast1185, on 02/05/2008, -2/+6Members of his own party hate him because he is too much of a moderate. Turn on any of the talk radio and you will hear them complaining about it. There are a lot of conservative conservatives that would like to sink his proverbial battleship
        • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1his name was on the amnesty bill, he voted against the bush tax cuts, was in the "gang of 14" to stop the justice vote. hes an ass to even attempt to pretend hes anything but a liberal.
        • card51short, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1savings and loan scandal, anyone?
        • krebcycle, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Ann ***** Coulter said she support Clinton over McCain because she said Clinton was more of a conservative.

          Not that I give 2 cents what that bitch thinks but still, it's strange. McCain is actually quite conservative; the republicans don't like him because he tried to pull the 'independent' stunt 8 years ago before lock-stepping back into the republican party.
    • peestandingup, on 02/05/2008, -1/+13There's remorse & then there's just plain suicide.

      Watch as Americans once again choose the latter. Learned our lesson by now? I think not.

      We won't learn until there's a total collapse.
      • Barbosa, on 02/05/2008, -0/+8I would like to be positive about this like iainic is, but unfortunately after watching Americans elect Bush twice and seeing how many people still support Hillary Clinton, a Mcain Presidency would not surprise me in the least. Maybe we will need to feel some truly significant pain before we start to demand more from ourselves and our leaders.
        • akula89, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2but..but.. the media told me to vote for him!!
    • wenjerall, on 02/05/2008, -2/+2Buyers remorse: What convention-goers in '76 had about Ford. Luckily, Ford was not a hot-headed war monger. No matter, he cannot beat either Obama or Clinton.

      Sadly, the current Ron is beyond the 65 years that the old Ron was in '76.
    • FredFredrickson, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Republicans... having remorse? O_O
      • chaosium, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Exactly, Republicans are about consistency and making the same mistakes over and over again because that's what we've always done.
    • ryann, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Republicans and Democrats just HATE a moderate. McCain or Obama, I don't agree with either of them on everything, but I wouldn't mind either one of them as president. The EXTREMES of each party are ruining this country.

      How about McCain-Lieberman or Obama-Colin Powell???
  • vroom101, on 02/05/2008, -0/+22Article on one page: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...
    ( washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020303242_pf.html )
  • kp998, on 02/05/2008, -21/+207No.
    • mal1964, on 02/05/2008, -13/+4Because anyone who wants to be President, Has to be mentally unstable!
    • progrockguy, on 02/05/2008, -4/+22Are American voters mentally capable of rational decision-making?
    • W00DR0W, on 02/05/2008, -2/+16You know the guy tried to ban MLK day in Arizona, I mean if you don't like the MLK for some reason, fine, that your opinion. But why, in the hottest state in the union, would you not want a day off?
      • darkcooger, on 02/05/2008, -1/+7Speaking of MLK day, I'd support renaming it to honor EVERYONE involved in the black civil rights movement rather than just one (rather influential and important) man. Dr. King was great, no doubt, but he was not alone.
        • dleeson2, on 02/05/2008, -1/+1What would you name it?
          • darkcooger, on 02/05/2008, -0/+6I dunno. Maybe something as simple and obvious as "Civil Rights Day."
      • BigFoot48, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2It's not hot in Arizona in January.
    • gttim, on 02/05/2008, -0/+0Tomorrow, another question that can be answered with one word.
    • thefandango, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2i was kinda hoping for the link to just have that in big letters.
    • dukeochutney, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1as if Bush is mentally stable.
    • bivouac, on 02/05/2008, -1/+1Am I the only one who read the article? The article makes a strong case that McCain is simply passionate about his causes. It seems he has alienated himself as a result of calling some people out.

      Crazy? Where does that come from other than the dramatic headline?
  • tillerman00, on 02/05/2008, -24/+82McCain's a big paunchy-cheeked ***** who gets a half-chub whenever someone mentions war, battle, guns, or tanks.
    • e36wheelman, on 02/05/2008, -14/+8I guess that's what happens when you're a POW for half a decade... you love war.

      /sarcasm
      • Fr4nk2012, on 02/05/2008, -1/+20one thing is for certain , Mcain hates the gooks and always will.
      • thefandango, on 02/05/2008, -1/+5e36 i understand what you're trying to get at, but have you seen him at any of the debates? The man truly does ENJOY war.
        • akula89, on 02/05/2008, -2/+3he doesn't like torture but it's quite clear, he loves him some American ass kickin'
    • Mylonite, on 02/05/2008, -0/+12I used to support McCain from a distance - wasn't old enough to vote, but wanted him to the the nominee back in 2000. I liked his fiscal conservatism, his progressive social platform, and yes, his military support. I mentioned this to an Arizona friend back in the day, and he said something like, "Yeah, maybe, but trust me - you don't want that guy's finger on the big red button."

      I gave it little thought, but it's kept playing in the back of my head as I watched him slide down into scary neo-conservatism. What happened to the guy who came right out and said he thought Falwell/Robertson were agents of Satan? Where did his liberal leanings disappear to? Was he really this crazy all along? I'm more and more sure my friend had a handle on him years ago.
    • Dyssolve, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1He's payed to think and feel that way.
      Take away his team of CFR monkeys telling him what to think and say and do and he's more baseless and floppy on issues than the average American citizen.
  • zeiben, on 02/05/2008, -30/+213I love watching these guys vie for the title of "most conservative":

    McCain: I'm not conservative, you say? Why, I'll shoot someone in the face and start a needless war right this minute!
    Romney: You want to see me get conservative? Why I'll fondle a 13-year old boy right on this stage...then we'll see who's the conservative!
    • Spartycus, on 02/05/2008, -7/+52Its sad cause they all have such a twisted view of what a "conservative" is supposed to be...
    • Spamcan, on 02/05/2008, -13/+49That's lefty talk, a REAL conservative would fondle 13-year old boy then immediately ship them off to Iraq. The only adequate response would then be for the apposing candidate to molest an entire platoon of children and mail them to Iraq in a giant wooden crate. After that, the only way to win would be to string a puppy up by it's hind legs and use it as a punching bag, an action that really speaks to the heart of the republican party. The point is, if you aren't willing to eat a Hispanic baby to win this thing then your probably too liberal to be a true conservative president which means the communi... er.. terrorists win.
      • Dyssolve, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I digg you, not because I agree, but because that is hilarious. It seems "conservative" now means who wants to drop more bombs, even though the bombs cost MONEY, which can only be gotten by TAXES and INFLATION.
        • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1actually had you paid even the slightest bit of attention in the last 8 years. although we are spend ***** tons of money in Iraq, when bush cut taxes government revenue hit record highs. see this is why i hate libs and their love of taxes. if you stop taking peoples money, they spend it, which makes money for that guy to spend and so on. which benfits the country a bazillion times more than just jacking it from people checks, you can collect sales tax and such on it over and over instead of just once on the paycheck deduction. more/higher taxes never make anything better. hence why ill never support a democrat.
    • mcnasby, on 02/05/2008, -3/+21Wow. What truth in humor. I just laughed so hard I was almost in tears..... like Hillary!
    • cnot3, on 02/05/2008, -14/+47Ron Paul is the only conservative in the presidential race.
      • Jobe479, on 02/05/2008, -4/+18Fiscal conservative.
        • AnarkeIncarnate, on 02/05/2008, -1/+12TRUE social conservatism says that people are permitted to do what they want, so long as they hurt nobody else. This does not prevent Prissy Prudence from being upset if they decide to wear all black and listen to Reggae music while dancing the flamenco. It is not supposed to. The government's job is not to prevent you from being offended. If you truly do not like something that much, leave and find a community that fits into your own standards.
          • zeromous, on 02/05/2008, -4/+1ummm so

            social conservatism = libertarianism? That's funny, since there's nothing social in the political sense about "people are permitted to do what they want, so long as they hurt nobody else" (which is by definition, a libertarian concept).

            In fact, thats a-social. You see, not even social at all? Social in the policitcal sense refers to group-think or group-solutions, social solutions rather than don't tread upon me.

            Honestly I wonder about the critical thinking skills of diggers more than ever now.
      • o0joshua0o, on 02/05/2008, -0/+13"Old school" conservative.
    • TooSquirrely, on 02/05/2008, -6/+4Quite a shame he has no realistic shot at becoming president.
      • an0nym0uz, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2that's what we all said about bush back in 2000
    • ApokalypseNow, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3If you view the political spectrum as a line, with conservatives on the right and liberals on the left, then deciding how conservative you should be to win is a no-brainer. You just need to find out exactly where on the spectrum your opponent is, then be just SLIGHTLY more conservative than him/her. If you try to go as far right as you can, you end up alienating people who might otherwise vote for you, and you end up splitting the spectrum area between you and your opponent down the middle. By being only slightly more conservative, you gain a broader appeal, and those who despise both candidates on the far right end up voting for you anyways as the lesser of two evils, as they see it.

      This is, of course, a dishonest way of going about things, but since when has honesty mattered in politics?
      • zeromous, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2What's dishonest about mathematics?
        • ApokalypseNow, on 02/05/2008, -1/+3It isn't the math that is dishonest - the numbers don't lie. However, what you are doing in that case is tailoring your professed views just to get elected, rather than taking a stand on what you really believe and trying to convince people to vote your way. THAT is the dishonest part.
          • zeromous, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1Sounds to me that by that definition all politicians are dishonest.
            The point is to get elected, then implement whatever policy you can get enacted.

            That's just politic's arrangement with the electorate since the beginning of time. It's not dishonest if the electorate fails to hold them accountable.

            What I'm saying is: its not dishonest if I lie to your face but tell you I plan to lie first just to get elected by the most people.

          • ApokalypseNow, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1@zeromous
            Call me naive, but I'd like to see the politicians campaign for what they really believe in rather than campaigning for whatever they think will get them elected.
    • hierophantus, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4So unfair, so uncalled for, so funny.
    • bowe, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1Reminds me of.
      Vanity: Oh, whatever. You ain't tough, ho! I roam with gangs!
      Cartman: Oh yeah? I roam with 12 gangs! And we only commit hate crimes! Whatever! I'll do what I want!
      Vanessa: Whatever. I helped in a drive-by shooting.
      Cartman: [in slutty outfit] Whatever. I digitally put Jabba the Hutt back into the original Star Wars movie! I'll do what I want!
  • tynos, on 02/05/2008, -7/+83I don't know whether he's mentally stable enough to be president. His short fuse, bad temper and abusive style seem to be big indicators against his suitability to be president.

    I can say for certain however that he isn't ideologically or philosophically stable enough to be president.

    It seems rather odd that conservatives are voting for him in these primaries. He's not conservative.

    As if it matters. Like every president before him he'll just sit in the oval office and wait for marching orders from big business.
    • Spartycus, on 02/05/2008, -11/+4No worries, he'll never be president
      • nicholai, on 02/05/2008, -0/+15I hope you're right.
      • roodammy44, on 02/05/2008, -0/+9Bush was too retarded to be president - and look what happened
        • bearsandbulls, on 02/05/2008, -0/+6I can't believe I can say this but in John McCain we will actually have a dumber president than Bush. At least Bush is smart enough when to know not to comment.
          "I dont' understand economics"- McCain.
    • rentmitchum, on 02/05/2008, -6/+6He looks like the type of dad that would yell at his son, tell him to "be a man" and not to be gay.. Also, a wife beater. You think you know, but you have no idea. This is the diary of a turd sandwich.
    • cnot3, on 02/05/2008, -1/+14Not like every president...just the last fifteen or twenty. This country has no more George Washingtons or Thomas Jeffersons, and even if we did, the media wouldn't allow it.
      • AnarkeIncarnate, on 02/05/2008, -0/+15They would be labeled as "kooks" and every article about them would say "...who won't be getting the nomination, but oddly they are getting more donations than anybody else."
    • willynilly, on 02/05/2008, -4/+16"His short fuse, bad temper and abusive style seem to be big indicators against his suitability to be president."
      *****. By today's standards, anyone with a backbone is seen as deviant. The U.S. has become a nation full of smug, indignant, entitlement mongers who can't stand being called on their *****. Look at the whines of "road rage" against anyone who dares to get pissed at assholes on the road and actually fights back.
      Look at what happened to Howard Dean when he (gasp) SHOWED EMOTION! What a freak! Stone him! Cast him down!
      Intolerance of gays and pushing a religious agenda would make someone unsuitable for the presidency, but not having a temper.
      • barnett25, on 02/05/2008, -1/+7Fight back on the roads? WTF?
        • dball48, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3don't let "the man" cut you off on the highway, pull over and take a crowbar to his face...for liberty.
    • ryann, on 02/05/2008, -1/+1I think McCain is one of the most, if not THE MOST independent senator we have. That's why the talk shows hate him, he's in no one's pocket and doesn't care what the special interests say.
      • Dyssolve, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I guess that he's a member of the CFR has NO effect on him. That's not at all a special interest.
  • JohnnyKdiggs, on 02/05/2008, -10/+39Don't give him more credit than he deserves. He will not be the nominee, and certainly can never be president.

    What's that? 100 more years of disaster, hatred, and death? I'll pass.
    • W00DR0W, on 02/05/2008, -5/+12What would you rather have a Mormon? Which I wouldn't mind so much if he wasn't always yapping on about how he uses his faith to guide him. But then he'll tell you to not worry about his religion, he'd like to have his cake and eat it too but that ain't going to happen.

      Besides, if we have a President who wears sacred underwear (mormon thing, look it up) we'll look like a bunch of nuts.
      • nicholai, on 02/05/2008, -0/+17I would die before voting for either McCain or Romney.
      • DogBotherer, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4Look, in recent years you've had presidents who talk to God (and get personal replies), those who talk to astrologers (and follow their advice) and those who smoke lady-dipped cigars in the Oval office. Sacred underwear is nary a short step...

        Then again, I shouldn't talk, we've had kings who thought they were trees and a certain, never to be king, princling who wanted to plug his mistress's menstrual flow...
      • W00DR0W, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Did I mention the underwear has hieroglyphics?
      • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1instead of bashing someone for their religion, why don't you look at his actual record of how hes run his businesses and when he was on the Olympic committee and such than just bashing him for being religious. because his record shows he would be a pretty ***** good president judging by the millions he been able to make successfully running his businesses.
      • Kohaxx, on 02/06/2008, -0/+0Not that I support Romney, but if you think having a candidate that wears temple underwear is more crazy than voting for a candidate who wants to reopen the draft, launch a nuclear attack on Iran, and spend one-hundred more years in Iraq, then I say it is you sir who fell off the looney bin.
    • psg188, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2He doesn't want to stay 100 years if we're being attacked. He wants an American presence along the lines of our German and Japanese presence today. No moron would want to stay if we're being attacked.

      Do I ever think Iraq will be stable enough to have a presence along the lines of Germany? Well that's a totally different question, and I'm guessing not any time soon.
    • kreneskyp, on 02/05/2008, -1/+3If hillary gets nominated mccain will surely win.

      mccain will win vs everyone else because people are too scared of a mormon president. I would prefer romney for sure. Romney will cater to special interests but at least he's smart and coolheaded.
  • doublehead, on 02/05/2008, -18/+4That settles it. . . everyone . . . vote for me!! :)
    • rentmitchum, on 02/05/2008, -0/+8You have two heads. That would get confusing. ***** that.
      • Identity4, on 02/05/2008, -1/+8Worked for Zaphod Beeblebrox.....
        • ManOfVirtues, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1As opposed to the "Dont Vote for Stupid" Campaign.
          • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1if its a hillary mccain race im writing in Bruce Willis. its about as rediculous as the crap candidates we get to choose from.
  • matyrice, on 02/05/2008, -15/+158Is Hillary EMOTIONALLY stable?
    • dildoolielly, on 02/05/2008, -8/+2Its Hillary's fault that McCain is unstable
    • DAaaMan64, on 02/05/2008, -6/+5So her husband puts her in front of the world, then cheats on her. She choses not to break up with him...

      Is Hillary EMOTIONALLY stable?
    • rentmitchum, on 02/05/2008, -11/+23WOMEN HAVE PERIODS LOL.
      • EvanWindsor, on 02/05/2008, -5/+7Sounds like someone just graduated fifth grade health class.
      • ManOfVirtues, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4Hey if it bleeds for 7 days and doesn't die ...
      • geoboy, on 02/05/2008, -0/+5Not after menopause, they don't.
    • sonofman1984, on 03/03/2008, -2/+18You have to actually HAVE emotions for them to be stable. She is a robot with one goal....POWER.
    • Vodka2389, on 02/05/2008, -2/+4Anyone see some of the latest smiles she's been pulling off? She literally looks like a mental patient.
    • Notasheeple, on 02/05/2008, -2/+4Never trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die!
      • zeromous, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4I know you're trying to be funny, but I'm pretty sure Hillary is past that whole bleeding thing.

        Crying suddenly on the other hand...
        • Notasheeple, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Trying......being the operative word.
  • RegalGSX, on 02/05/2008, -13/+33I'm more worried that McCain's face is falling off. He looks like a Bulldog or a Shar Pei. I bet you could pull his neck and fold it over his face.
    • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -1/+9Is it bad that I laughed?
    • irstoopd, on 02/05/2008, -0/+7He had cancer, those are scars from his numerous operations.
      • AnarkeIncarnate, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4I was under the impression it was from the abuse and loss of teeth he suffered at the VC camp he was held in during the war.
      • nakani, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1didn't he have a goiter removed?
    • jimandtonic, on 02/05/2008, -3/+1Maybe he needs clothespins to hold his face back like Kent Brockman.
    • donjuan571, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2ew
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3He has combat experience and is a war vet. He deserves the right for people not to make fun of him for his looks. I'd appreciate you sticking to political discussion.
      • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3too bad, this is digg. no mercy for the wicked!
      • RegalGSX, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1You're right. In retrospect, I shouldn't have made those comments. Please lick my balls now you *****.
    • bowe, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2he's a turtle neck and i'm not talking clothing.
    • brad3378, on 04/10/2008, -0/+1I'm more worried about his policies than his face.
  • brokenspatula, on 02/05/2008, -42/+5DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN! HE IS THE BEST OF THEM ALL
    HE REPRESENTS CHANGE
    • sharpfork, on 02/05/2008, -0/+14I represent people who think you are a HUGE CAPZ LOCK'N TOOL.
    • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1i hope you're joking.
    • mcnasby, on 02/05/2008, -0/+6You must represent sarcasm.
    • EvanWindsor, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Your spatula isn't the only thing broken...
    • thefandango, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1if by best of them all you mean crazy windbag, and if by change you mean warmongering, then you are correct.
    • hierophantus, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1If you like McCain, fine. I disagree with that choice, but fine. If you like him because he "REPRESENTS CHANGE," though, you're woefully uninformed/unthinking and most likely picking him by throwing a dart.
    • ManOfVirtues, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1don't you mean 4 more years of the same old *****?
  • Connormac44, on 02/05/2008, -12/+54Well, George Bush is retarded, which speaks to America's willingness to give mentally challenged Republicans a chance at holding office. I say give him a chance...
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1People can get by college without learning a thing. Also, you do not need a college education for your word to matter.
  • xyzunit, on 02/05/2008, -12/+30Nice hit-piece we have here.
  • colincornaby, on 02/05/2008, -10/+18I don't like McCain, but keep in mind that the Republicans are against McCain because he's not as far right as Bush is. The Republicans would rather have someone further to the right like Huckabee.
    • kenplaysviola, on 02/05/2008, -1/+9True, and if Ann Coulter is endorsing Hillary, assuming that it comes down to Hillary vs McCain, then you know that McCain is not conservative enough for them. Either way, America is in deep trouble if it comes down to them two.
      • Dyssolve, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1We're all in deep trouble if it comes down to those two.
        • Monk22, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1write in Bruce Willis. hell get ***** straightened out.
    • pintomp3, on 02/05/2008, -0/+15they still haven't forgiven him for denouncing torture and campaign finance reform. the things they hate him for are the only things i like about him.
    • Disregard, on 02/05/2008, -0/+13He's only liberal on some domestic issues. His foreign policy is somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun.
    • Nudar, on 02/05/2008, -0/+6Please don't say Bush is on the far right. Nobody on the far right favors amnesty for millions of illegals or an open border policy.
  • IkeMavent, on 02/05/2008, -25/+7As a moderate who hates bush, can't stand the pandering of romney or hillary, and is not going to vote for the most liberal member of the senate, I'm rooting for him
    • praxisseizure, on 02/05/2008, -5/+2I'm a retard. I have no cence.
    • tolbs, on 02/05/2008, -3/+12the guy basically bent over for Bush. I mean really....haven't you been paying attention?

      A vote for John McCain is a vote for more of the same.
    • ReadItAndWeep, on 02/05/2008, -1/+9He opposes Bush and the Republicans on some issues, but on some of the most important issues, like Iraq and civil liberties, he is more hardcore than Bush is. Unless you want to be in Iraq for 100 years, start an unnecessary war with Iran, and live under a Patriot Act III surveillance state, I suggest you reconsider your vote.
    • bearsandbulls, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4"I don't understand economics." - John McCain
    • rebrane, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1If you think Obama is more liberal than Ted Kennedy and Bernie Sanders, then you might just have fallen for a hit piece!
  • DuffyDirect, on 02/05/2008, -30/+7wow real brave digg people talking ***** about the guy over the internet, man youre doing more damage than the hanoi hilton
    • Acewrap, on 02/05/2008, -1/+10You have somewhere else we can discuss? Are you paying for transportation/telecom expenses so we can all meet and chat? No? Shut the ***** up then. This is how people communicate these days. Deal with it.
    • thefandango, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2the hanoi hilton's room service sucks. one star.
      • hierophantus, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Complimentary manicure and pedicure not recommended.
    • Delphium226, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2cry me a river.
  • IkeMavent, on 02/05/2008, -11/+28I can paraphrase this article: Creepy social conservative religious whacko republicans don't like John McCain...shocker
    • stokestack, on 02/05/2008, -6/+4Unlike the poster and his ***** title.
    • stokestack, on 02/05/2008, -9/+2Unlike the poster and his ***** title.
  • Dumbledorito, on 02/05/2008, -6/+21Let's put it this way: If the Republicans still mantain that Howard Dean was too "angry" to be president because of his famous scream in front of an energetic crowd, then they should be scared ***** at the idea of John McCain in the Oval Office.

    But that would require intellectual honesty that wasn't there when Dean was being lambasted, so I don't expect it's wandered into the GOP mindset since then.
    • minox, on 02/05/2008, -2/+2It wasn't the Republicans who abandoned Dean. He was never their man. It was the Democrats that abandoned him. It wasn't because he was too angry. It was because his "scream" was so ridiculously laughable that nobody could take him seriously after it.
  • dildoolielly, on 02/05/2008, -13/+59McCain, IS DAMAGED GOODS sad but true

    I've met him...he's a great American but he suffers from post traumatic stress syndrome. Very real...with very real consequences.

    God Bless him...but John McCain spent too much time locked up in a tiger cage, abused and tortured (thanks somewhat to that witch Jane Fonda)....and that long term trama never goes away. He can not be elected. He is damaged goods. It's sad but true.
    • synaesthesia, on 02/05/2008, -26/+5Man, you are a huge *****. Theres just no other way to say it.
    • Picaroon, on 02/05/2008, -7/+25I dugg you because at least you recognize that he's a great American and doesn't deserve disrespect. Dissent and disagreement are at the heart of politics, but some of the vitriol I see pointed McCain's way is just ridiculous.
      • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -3/+15While he is a great soldier, he is not a leader and shouldn't be considered one. His enthusiasm for america to be the police of the world is killing the country he loves and he's too messed up in the head to realize it.
    • 00z003, on 02/05/2008, -9/+15mccain is not great.
    • postingbh, on 02/05/2008, -0/+10I agree completely. At some point, I think these factors will catch up with McCain and that this alone makes him too risky.

      I also think he's too old. Reagan was the oldest president to take office (69); McCain will turn 72 this fall. 3 of the last 4 presidents have served 2 terms. If McCain did so, he would be 80 at the end of his second term. Even at 72, mental and physical illness is an issue we all need to take seriously when considering which candidate we want as president; let alone a candidate who spent years being tortured.
    • dleeson2, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4MDMA can correct PTSD.

      http://www.maps.org/mdma/protocol/
      • nakani, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1To bad McCain wants to send you to jail for smoking marijuana, let alone dosing some E.
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1I do not think that will impede his ability to lead the country. I don't particularly like his views (a little too liberal for me).
    • Kohaxx, on 02/06/2008, -1/+0War victim =/= War hero

      He served his country the best he could and faced a horrible imprisonment in Iraq, that doesn't mean he's some war hero that deserves to get the office like his ads would have you believe. Just because someone went through something horrible in the name of their country doesn't make them capable of leading it, as shown by his lack of economic policy and general crazy comments.
      • UnterDenLinden, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1Yes, he suffered at the hands of Iraqi militants when he was 68 years old and fighting on the front line.
  • digindrivefast, on 02/05/2008, -11/+5NO!
  • bromac, on 02/05/2008, -8/+26We're talking about the Republican candidate right?

    By now, it's tradition for the Republican presidential candidate to be ***** crazy.
    • lgfaphile, on 02/05/2008, -2/+7Is Hillary a Republican then?
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1We have had bad presidents on both sides of the political spectrum.
  • Vash3001, on 02/05/2008, -13/+5inaccurate
    • stokestack, on 02/05/2008, -3/+2Exactly. The title and excerpt misrepresent the content of the article, an article that actually ADDS to McCain's credibility for the most part.
  • Koray, on 02/05/2008, -3/+17I do believe he is going senile. Listen to him talk, I don't think he can make it through a speech without fumbling or transposing words in at least every other sentence. And that worries me. I just don't think he is sharp enough to be a president, it ages you enough as it is, and he is.. worn in.
    • o0joshua0o, on 02/05/2008, -0/+8Our current president can't do that either.
      • Koray, on 02/05/2008, -1/+3I know it's like we as a nation value incompetency because it's so cute. Aww look he has a southern accent and a dumb grin on his face, that is so endearing, let's vote for him. Oh look at McCain, wearing that stupid leather jacket telling those war stories, and did he just say Putin was the president of Germany? Reminds me of my grandpa let's vote for him.

        What? A good grasp of economy and foreign policy? Naaaaah. Who needs that?
      • darkcooger, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Yeah, but the current one is retarded, not senile.
    • bowe, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1He can't do an interview without saying, "I was there in the Regan Revolution!" "such people as Jack Kemp" Unlike the Rudy Giuliani wind up doll (i.e. 911buddy), McCain says 12 phrases!
  • treelovinhippie, on 02/05/2008, -17/+8I think looking at all factors of mental stability (emotional, intellectual, delusion etc)... the scale comes out something like:

    1) Mike Gravel
    2) Ron Paul
    3) Barack Obama
    4) Hillary Clinton
    5) John McCain
    6) Mitt Romney
    7) Mike Huckabee
    • librtyblade, on 02/05/2008, -8/+2Gov. Huckabee doesn't get the credit he deserves. For goodness sake, he is the ONLY 2 time Governor of ALL the candidates. Hello!! Romney himself said being a Governor is what makes him the best candidate. Who is the most consistent? Who has the most experience governing anything??? Why can Senators campaign while Senators? Because they don't do ANYTHING but vote!!!!!!
      • bilgates, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2cannot agree with you more about the senators campaigning part.
    • Fr4nk2012, on 02/05/2008, -2/+8is this list from most crazy to least, or least to most?
    • pintomp3, on 02/05/2008, -6/+5all of the evolution deniers should be at the bottom.
      • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -5/+6I really don't understand why people put beliefs over everything else. You scare me more than a religious person.
        • pintomp3, on 02/05/2008, -3/+10science is not "beliefs". i don't "believe" in gravity.
        • EarlR, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4I believe in gravity, going to the toilet would be really nasty otherwise.
        • Notasheeple, on 02/05/2008, -3/+4So true............Pintomp3 is a little confused. He says he doesn't "believe" , but most of his life is revolving on the belief that Darwin was right. I think this is the same guy who once told me that if I needed proof of evolution, to go and look at mid-evil castles to see that the doorways were made a full 2 ft. shorter than current construction methods! MLOL! Proves everything, now I understand! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Gravity psh please! You can see gravity with your own eyes everyday so it does not take a beleif in gravity to know it is there. On the other hand how can you see for sure what happened a bajillion years ago?
      • Notasheeple, on 02/05/2008, -2/+1That's just stupid to say. That's like saying I think that all of the fag supporters should be at the bottom.
        • pintomp3, on 02/05/2008, -3/+2no, it's like saying all of the round earth deniers should be at the bottom.
      • grinchdec23, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1What is evolution ?
      • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Like Ron Paul right? Idiot...
  • praxisseizure, on 02/05/2008, -10/+2He is republican, and we cannot say NO to republicans no matter how insane they are. McCain FTW!
    ;p
  • dimplemonkey, on 02/05/2008, -10/+41What really ticks me off is watching the media determine there are only four candidates left. If it ain't Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Romney then there is no other person running. C'mon, SHEEPLE!
  • BannedTwice, on 02/05/2008, -35/+4Buried, total *****. Libtards will do anything to elect their mooslim terrorist as president. YOU are whats wrong w/America.
    • dildoolielly, on 02/05/2008, -6/+9Do you get paid to post this *****?!

      Nothing but lies and deception and corruption from the republican administration, and cons continue to look the other way while blathering on about how much they love their country

      Indeed, you idiots start an unjust war based on lies causing terrorism to sky-rocket and then blame everyone else for your evil.

      UNFORTUNATELY FOR BUSH AND YOU IDIOT NEOCONS, AMERICA IS NO LONGER BUYING THE BUSH1T!!
    • bromac, on 02/05/2008, -7/+12Libtards.

      You're cute. I wonder how you got banned twice.
    • minimaximus, on 02/05/2008, -1/+8Mooslim Terrorist, eh? do you always use those words together around the house? maybe we should add F'ing Republican to common usage....
    • hierophantus, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Yes, informed and intelligent people are what's wrong with America. We should all be more like you and spout obvious lies and mentally defective nicknames.
    • Delphium226, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1Ah, I wondered when the drooling idiot brigade would turn up. Welcome!
  • karenflower, on 02/05/2008, -9/+52John McCain as president is a very, very scary thought. :(

    Let's see, my favourite McCain moments so far: "100 years in Iraq!" "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran!" "Ron Paul, you're a Nazi!"

    How on earth do people take him seriously. :S
    • Calcularius, on 02/05/2008, -1/+14Don't forget, "I'll always hate the gooks!"
    • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -1/+10And also, "They only sell burkas"
      • bowe, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1that was the best. "Why would I trade with Al Qaeda? They only have burkas." How come there wasn't any reporting on that. I think people said he won that debate. On the one hand, Al Qaeda is a great threat to our country and requires trillions of dollars of military spending to fight, but on the other hand they only have burkas.
    • ramiro, on 02/05/2008, -0/+5Could you point to where/when he said "Ron Paul, you're a Nazi!" ?
    • ryann, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2How long have we been in Italy? Germany? Cuba? Japan? Korea? How long were we in the Philippines? Oh, and Puerto Rico, we've been there much longer than 100 years. I hate that we're in Iraq, but no one ever puts the quote in context.
  • tiraspol, on 02/05/2008, -14/+29***** McCain.
    • ftlibs, on 02/05/2008, -5/+4WOW!! You are sooooooo eloquent! Go back to your momma's basement, LOSER!!
    • belovedkid, on 02/05/2008, -2/+1I think it was very well spoken, and compared to those "eloquent" speeches GWB gave (according to Faux), it carries much more emotional success.
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Wow, politically very insightful.
    • UnterDenLinden, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1That fact you are getting dugg up shows digg is populated by only 12-year-olds.
  • ericdano, on 02/05/2008, -8/+13Is Hillary? I mean, she starts crying at the drop of a hat. That is what I want, some crying chick running the country.
    I'm not for McCain. He's a good guy, sure, but not Presidental material. I'm leaning towards Obama, as I seriously doubt the Republicans are going to get the White House this cycle. Getting Hillary in there would be a terrible idea.
  • redxninja, on 02/05/2008, -4/+6Americans need more crazy presidents...
  • librtyblade, on 02/05/2008, -18/+9NO!!! A resounding NO!!!! He is too old - he suffers from PTSD and his top lip doesn't move when he speaks. Maybe a scar from his time as a POW, but regardless, I'd rather watch the grass grow than listen to McCain speak. Look, I've researched Gov. Huckabee, he has made a couple mistakes, but......all in all.....he is consistent and honest. Go Mike!
    • Wetzilla, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2If you think he's consistent and honest then you obviously haven't researched him enough.
  • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -3/+21You know only in america would you have a guy who has been tortured and likely has psychological problems from it, running for president... Nobody brings it up but it's a very good point. You don't want an unstable person in office. It's like having britney spears as the press secretary.....bad idea.

    Mccain is a train wreck and romney is no better with his "I'll say anything whether it's true or not as long as you vote for me" attitude.
  • NiGHTSChao, on 02/05/2008, -16/+7Honestly!

    ***** theres people in Arizona who are all "YAY McCAIN! GO AZ!" when they don't even know what the ***** he stands for
    Same ***** applies for Ron Paul, I give him credit for being an honest politician, but people don't even really know what the hell he supports, they just support him with all this rouge propaganda ***** blindly
    • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -1/+15I'd argue that most (not all) RP supporters know more than almost any other supporters know about their favorite candidates.
    • irstoopd, on 02/05/2008, -1/+8I live in Arizona, and I fail to see everyone saying that. Quite frankly, I haven't seen any McCain signs around town. I've seen more Ron Paul signs actually (two on the 51 at Shea and Cactus), so you're wrong there. And to say that we don't know what he stands for? *****, we've been living with him as our senator for twelve years now, it seems... we definitely know. Proof, though?
      • NiGHTSChao, on 02/05/2008, -4/+4Sorry I didn't word everything to your standards Prince
        I meant that the Ron Paul poster ***** has gone to far and that people who I talk to about McCain think he's this magical ***** saint that knows how to solve the war
    • Darksoul, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2I dunno about that NiGHTSChao. I have yet to see McCain signs in my area of Arizona as well and I don't want the man as a president either.
    • Epik, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I'm in Arizona, voted for Ron Paul this morning.
    • Wetzilla, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1I think most Ron Paul supports know what he supports, they just don't understand how it would either A. never happen, or B. effect the country. They all love the fact that he wants to go back to a gold standard, but try and get one of them to explain how that would change anything.
    • bitbytebit, on 02/05/2008, -0/+12 things - 1 - im guessing you play mmogs because you can't spell rogue, 2 - there are tons of AZ folks who like McCain, however there are MORE that like romney (god help us) .. besides the snickering no one has yet to give a good reason why ron paul shouldn't be pres
  • Richandler, on 02/05/2008, -4/+11This feels like Terri Schiavo with us making mental analysis over the net. I mean sitting here in front of my computer I would have to say, yes, John McCain is brain dead.
  • crownedgriffin, on 02/05/2008, -4/+18If John McCain becomes president somehow I will seriously be looking at moving to another country. That man scares the ***** out of me.
  • Sogui, on 02/05/2008, -5/+11It's funny how Digg's title is totally different from the actual submission.

    I'm supposed to be worried because he's chewed out fellow Republicans for their behavior? That he "plays rough in the sandbox"? How does this equate to him being mentally unstable... a term which is never mentioned in the article.

    • snugglebear, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I swear if you submitted and article about goats but ranted about bush in the description and title, you'd end up with 5000 comments about with noone noticing the article was about goats.
  • insllvn, on 02/05/2008, -1/+10NO^∞
  • dualboy24, on 02/05/2008, -3/+17I would have to say McCain does seem to have a passion for the military, and has shown to make rash choices. Perhaps this could be a bad trait for the next leader of a country in a military and financial crisis.

    Personally I think someone who is responsible fiscally, and politically like Ron Paul would be the ideal choice to try and cure these problems.

    Check out this video for a new endorsement from Peter Schiff on Fox News Business for Ron Paul. (Cavuto even said "thats a good idea" in reference to several of Peter's comments, but seems to backtrack a bit after RP's name was mentioned.)
    http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Fox_News_Contrib ...
  • minox, on 02/05/2008, -7/+10The article isn't about McCain being unstable. It's about him being critical of members of his own party. I don't even know why a story like this would be posted on digg. I naively assume the point is to advance the progressive echo chamber that digg has become.
    • NeueRegel, on 02/05/2008, -3/+0Don't worry minox, digg is quickly becoming irrelevant (many will say it already is). Social news is a failure.
  • RRJackson, on 02/05/2008, -19/+3More Obama smear-campaigning. Man, these are the dirtiest bunch of people ever to back a candidate. I'll be voting for Hillary Clinton tomorrow, but if she doesn't win the nomination I'll be voting for McCain. He's obviously got a lot more character than Obama.
    • slearwig, on 02/05/2008, -1/+8Dirtier than George "Swifty" Bush? Or the Nixon hatchet job on Thomas Eagleton?
      • RRJackson, on 02/05/2008, -3/+1Well, that's the point, really. This kind of campaigning has almost always been the territory of Republicans in the past. But right now McCain is running a campaign that seems to be steering clear of going negative while Obama's people are flooding the Internet with dirt. I've never seen an Internet campaign go this dirty this early. Obama's people are breaking records previously held by Republicans. It says a lot about how his people will work if he manages to get elected.
    • kday, on 02/05/2008, -1/+3you forgot the /sarcasm tag
  • ReadItAndWeep, on 02/05/2008, -7/+11No he is not. The years he spent in a cage, while the gooks shoved bamboo poles up his ass, have permanently ***** up his brain. I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but it is the truth and it needs to be said.
    • yfguitarist, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Couldn't you have used a term less racist than "gook"?
  • kcart20, on 02/05/2008, -4/+3nothing in that article bothered me or made me worry about mccain's mental state. the way it is being presented on digg is not at all in line with what the article conveys. i'm a democrat but i would definitely vote for mccain over clinton.
  • Cyrus042, on 02/05/2008, -2/+7Oh Mr. McCain. Why must you be so angry at other senators who pander to the tobacco industry and those who stuff legislation with billions of dollars worth of earmarks. I mean, I just don't know what to think when you oppose lease deals that are later uncovered as corrupt in the Air Force procurement office. Play nice :( You're too rough in the sandbox!

    ... was I the only one who actually read the article? McCain has definitely had a temper in the senate, and there's still a few Republican Senators who still feel burnt.

    • drachasor, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3Oh poor little Republicans, was that mean old McCain not letting you have all the pork and corruption you wanted? Well he's a bad, bad man then!

      You'd think the reporters or other senators might have the decency to show a little embarrassment on these issues in public at least. What an atrocious article.
  • emiles, on 02/05/2008, -4/+9John McCain is actually already locked away inside a mental institution and his campaign just wheels him out, films him moving his mouth at a podium for a few hours, then dubs in the text of a speech for your consumption.
  • keepinithamsta, on 02/05/2008, -1/+12I see the electronic voting fraud going towards McCain and Clinton. Romney is another candidate for that, but McCain would be a great puppet. I know that's a 3/5 shot for who is going to be elected, but Ron Paul is for the people, not the companies and Obama is leaning the same way in that regard. I know Ron Paul doesn't stand a chance, even though that's who I'm voting for tonight. I'm afraid that we'll see the collapse of America by 2012 if Clinton, McCain or Romney is elected..
    • Qtip42, on 02/05/2008, -0/+1I agree with the voting machines choosing a hillary/mccain showdown. If somehow that manages to happen, I'm leaving this country and moving to Switzerland.

      Also......what is obama by 2012 because his spending is really not too far from other democrats?
  • Calcularius, on 02/05/2008, -4/+24Is George Bush mentally stable enough to be President?
  • Dunge, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2I would see John McClane though...
  • damnyooneek, on 02/05/2008, -4/+13He'll have a meeting in an asian country, get a flashback of him in a pow camp and flip out shanking everyone in the room.
  • tehxen3, on 02/05/2008, -3/+2He shouldn't be able to qualify to run for president.
    But maybe if he's really that insane, hostile regimes will be afraid that he's going to snap and nuke them off the planet and they won't challenge US in the first place.
    • Delphium226, on 02/05/2008, -1/+2Or maybe they'll launch a pre-emptive strike.
    • R1ng00, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Or maybe McCain will do the unthinkable and start a war with Iran and have to use nukes --- he's not sane.
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