I don’t care what someone ranks McCain, I only care what his actions have indicated in the past eight years. McCain has shown, over and over, that he holds conservatives, especially religious conservatives in disdain. His campaign finance bill was aimed at wiping out the influence of the grassroots Republican base. His gang of fourteen was aimed at countering the influence of the conservative base on a host of issues, from tax breaks to defense of marriage and immigration. McCain is vindictive and has been trying to damage the Bush legacy and stomp out the religious right at the same time. Unfortunately, secular conservatives suffer at the same time.
By the way, did you know that McCain was brought up on Congressional ethics charges in the seventies because he was accused of raping the wife of another POW? The charges were dismissed because he told the committee that the woman was drunk and came on to him. The only thing about that explanation is that the woman was and is a tea totaler, no alcohol or drugs, never.
You need to post a source if you’re going to throw something like that out, especially as a reason to scorn McNutt, FRiend.