From McClatchy: McNasty's history of hot temper raises concerns
At age 2, McCain's tantrums were so intense that he'd hold his breath for a few minutes and pass out. His parents would dunk him in cold water to "cure" him, he wrote in his memoir, "Faith of My Fathers."
Doesn't sound like he's changed much since then.
Independent experts have some concerns about McCain's irascibility.
"Diplomacy is not often dealing with reasonable people," said Steve Clemons , an analyst at the New America Foundation , a centrist public policy group.
"In the nuclear age, you don't want someone flying off the handle, so it's a critical question: Can McCain control his temper?" asked Thomas De Luca , professor of political science at Fordham University in New York...
"If he gets more power, what's going to make him suddenly become a fuzzy, nice guy?"
"Diplomacy is not often dealing with reasonable people," said Steve Clemons , an analyst at the New America Foundation , a centrist public policy group.
"In the nuclear age, you don't want someone flying off the handle, so it's a critical question: Can McCain control his temper?" asked Thomas De Luca , professor of political science at Fordham University in New York...
"If he gets more power, what's going to make him suddenly become a fuzzy, nice guy?"
Childish, petulant, nasty... hmmm, where have we seen that before?
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In answer to your last question I offer these guesses: W, Cheney, John Bolton, Rumsfeld -- in fact it's not hard to find stories about MOST of the Neo-cons having those childish,nasty episodes (they seem to pride themselves on this -- apparently mistaking a short temper for LEADERSHIP, ala´ the 'bull-of-the-woods' management style).
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