That's a major part of the problem with the Senate.
I heard the reporting of the McCain comment today, and I was totally disgusted by that buddy-buddy atmosphere.
Call a crook a crook, a gigolo a gigolo, and clymer a clymer.
At this point, the Senate needs an enema. And yearly mental competency tests. And IRS audits.
Good for Ingraham to call McCain on "statement".
The constant reference to 'my good friend' by many Senators bespeaks of a club atmosphere and it is just that, a ckub.
I don't want to see them attack each other but Senators can give information on voting records and deliberations without having to constantly stroke each other.
McCain appears always to be spending 90% of his interview time defending his senate colleagues or stroking them. He gives very little info that can't be predicted beforehand, hence he comes across as a waste of time. Many Senators appear uninformative and stroking although there are some notable exceptions.
McCain needed to tell the viewers what kind of votes Edwards and Kerry make on healthcare, military etc. He needed to distinguish their base from Bush's base. He needed to emphasize Edwards is supported 80% by trial lawyers and so on. Did he do any of that?