Anger Management (Cont.)

Bob Kerrey defends John McCain against the absurd WaPo attack on his temper yesterday.  Cool bit - Kerrey's first appearance was as a commenter at the Politico blog:

In a comment under my blog post last night noting McCain aide Mark Salter's aggressive rebuttal to a lengthy front-page Washington Post story examining the candidate's temper, Kerrey clarified his role in and explained the circumstances around the anecdote the paper used to lead its piece.

We learn from Kerrey's comment that "The precise point of disagreement between the Senators was over a man name Robert Garwood", who is in fact quite controversial.

Comments

[bgates]

When thinking about the millionaire socialists in Congress, the open-borders supporters who live in gated communities, the affirmative action boosters from political dynasties, those who express concern for the poor by flying to conferences in the Swiss Alps, those who express concern for the environment by flying to Java or decrying the excesses of Big Oil in the mansion of a Getty, those who consider no income legitimate unless it is theirs by inheritance, marriage, or bribery (whether 'speaking fees', 'consulting fees', or 'book advances'), those who say my patriotism is the refuge of a scoundrel while their own is only expressed as 'dissent' and is therefore the highest form -

anyone who thinks about these people without at least considering battery isn't angry enough.

[Ralph L]

But is McCain one of "these people", or one of us? If he's trying to straddle, where's he going to jump?

[kim]

Cat on Hot Tin Roof.
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[M. Simon]

Ralph,

What you want to look for is a sense of noblesse oblige.

His stay at the Hanoi Hilton is a good indication he has it.

Obama and the Clintons are nouveau riche snobs. i.e. no class.

[Jim M]

My, my, bgates, you sound.... bitter.