Actually.....Yes. Our greatest Presidents were all temperamental. Theodore Roosevelt comes to mind. I want a leader who has principles and gumption and can go toe-to-toe with adversaries in the world. Between the two major candidates it's clear that McCain has that backbone and attitude.

>"Crusty" is such a nice way of putting it. Accounts of his uncontrollable temper abound, including from his own aides and supporters. Doesn't that concern you at all in a potential President? Do you want a hothead to have that much power at his disposal?
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>>Dude! How did this get past the language filters. Anyway, to the point: McCain is just a crusty curmudgeon. But at least he has experience.
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>>>>http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUKN1948672420080820?sp=true
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>>>>McCain pulls ahead by 5 points.
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>>>And in the Rasmussen poll that was taken at the same time, Obama was ahead by 1 point. A single data point only matters on November 4.
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>>>Why in the world do you want a president who calls his wife a cunt in front of reporters?
>>>http://www.drudge.com/archive/106692/author-mccain-called-wife-cunt-trollop