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I never saw that type of disrespect aimed at McCain by the left, though I'm sure there were a few classless jerks and I'd have called them on it (unlike the fact that the right wing loons are relentless toward obama and there are maybe three righties who have the guts to say it's pathetic). McCain just wasn't equipped to be president and his choice of a running made pretty much made it impossible to consider him. I still think if he'd chosen Romney, he'd have won.
I'd also point out that the vilest things ever said about McCain were said by Karl Rove and the Bush campaign... why he ever sucked up to them after is beyond me.
You'll get no argument from me on the highlighted point.
I don't know if you ever went to the old MSNBC boards but the left wing loons were particulary cruel in that they did make fun of McCain's war injuries and called his wife just about every name in the book...(see VaYanks post earlier in this thread)
never saw the MSNBC boards... but every party has its loons... i had huge respect for McCain the first time he ran and might have voted for him this time if he didn't trade who he was to be bush lite.
I couldn't agree more - the John McCain of 2000 was an infinitely more attractive candidate to me than McCain 2008. I've often said that if McCain 2000 had seen McCain 2008 on the street, he would have punched him in the mouth.