You came this close to saying you want a president who will try to bully people. Haven't we had enough of that and suffered the consequences for it?

There is a big difference between principles / gumption / resolve and temper tantrums. Being a hothead sometimes myself, it is not a trait I admire in others.

>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.
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>>"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