I don't think anyone knows the *real* John McCain. What appears above the surface makes me not want to have to find out what he tries to keep submerged.
Bingo. You win the prize. This is exactly the problem. McCain has a lot of emotional baggage inside. I can just feel it in some of his reactions. He has axes to grind. I think if Prez he would be a vendetta type who would go after anyone he perceives as his enemy. In spite of that joking, witty exterior, he has a mean streak. He holds grudges, as we all know; his grudge against Bush was overt. I just wouldn't trust this man with his finger on the button. I don't know why, but everytime I think about McCain, I think of Dr. Strangelove.
Couldn't agree with you more.