John McCain: I Have Anger Issues

NewsMax ^ | 11/8/05

[areafiftyone]

Sen. John McCain admitted Tuesday morning that he has anger management issues, confessing that it's a problem he's had to work on for many years.

"I constantly, throughout my career, have had to work on getting angry and frustrated and losing my temper," McCain told Fox News Channel's Brian Kilmeade, who was filling in on Tony Snow's radio show.

"I'm happy to say that I've managed almost always not succumb to that problem," the top 2008 presidential contender explained.

But McCain said his temper was particularly raw after he lost the GOP presidential nomination to President Bush five years ago.

"I was in a very bruising campaign and, as you know, politics is not beanbag," he told Kilmeade. "At first I was angry and thought I'd been unfairly treated and all that kind of stuff. I was feeling sorry for myself. You know, it's a lot of fun to feel sorry for yourself." "But after a couple weeks," said McCain, "I worked very hard not to look back in anger and not to hold a grudge."

"By the way, Americans don't like sore losers anyway," he reminded.

Trying to recall other instances where his temper had flared, McCain said:

"There's many others that - I'm sure my children could tell you [about] a large number of them better than I can. So you just keep working and you keep trying to emulate people you admire."

"I still have many failings," the Arizona maverick concluded

[areafiftyone]

Hmmmmm! I tend to think he's running in 2008. Last week he had dinner with Rudy Giuliani.

[Puppage]

John McCain: I Have Anger Issues

Well, I have A PLAN

[TheBigB]

File under "Duh!"

[Always Right]

Hmmmmm! I tend to think he's running in 2008.

Oh come on. Next you are going to tell me Hillary is running.

[najida]

Well,
Lamictal is a great mood stabilizer.

[meandog]

"I still have many failings," the Arizona maverick concluded...

Yup, as we all do, but you're man enough to admit them (unlike some current office holders).

[PISANO]

One can only imagine how his "ISSUES" would be manifesting themselves in today's environment were he the POTUS!!

[areafiftyone]

heh heh! sometimes I'm so psycho! ;-)

[ClearCase_guy]

"I constantly, throughout my career, have had to work on getting angry and frustrated and losing my temper," McCain

"It's very hard for me to get angry. I'm a mellow, placid guy. But, with a lot of work, I have successfully lost my temper a number of times in my career. So vote for me."

[goresalooza]

Sorry, Mcvain, but you have common-sense deficit issues.

[yldstrk]

Oh for G*d's sake...

[GregoTX]

"I constantly, throughout my career, have had to work on getting angry and frustrated and losing my temper," McCain told Fox News...."

Yep, I know how he feels. During McCains carrier, everytime he opens his RINO mouth, I have to work hard on not loosing my temper too.

[Moral Hazard]

"I'd have a short fuse too if I had spent time in a POW camp."

I would expect it to be the other way around. After spending (6?) years in a Vietnamese POW camp I would think that the trials of everyday life would be like vacation.

[CommandoFrank]

John McCain admitted Tuesday morning that he has anger management issues

Damn, I hope he doesn't go 'postal'.

[NeoCaveman]

And in other news, water is wet.

[wideawake]

FR's favorite McCain pimp is back!

Way to go there with your Kerryist rhetoric, meandog: "The President needs to admit that he's made mistakes."

LOL!

[Sofa King]

"But after a couple weeks," said McCain, "I worked very hard not to look back in anger and not to hold a grudge."

Not hard enough.

[Incorrigible]

McCain: Anger Management Issues