he’s not the only one. I’ve been of the opinion for a month now that McCain was more concerned about being seen as Mr Nice Guy than winning. His constant chastising of folks on the right, and openly expressing his admiration of liberals. I think he realized it was a loss and was going thru the motions, hoping to try again in ‘12.
Personally I don’t think that he will run again. Typically once you lose the race for President you step away from things and McCain is not getting any younger.
I think he was only excited about winning during the primaries and then he simply found himself on the wrong side of history.