I am uncommitted at this point, but I don’t know that I want a cream puff for a president. Our president has to stare down Putin, Achmadineja-whatever, Kim Sung Mentally Ill, the Chicoms, you know - a tough personality may not be a bad thing. Didn’t Patton have a temper, for instance? How about Churchill?
I wouldn’t want him as my pastor, but President of the Free World doesn’t need to be Mr. Nicey Pants all the time.
Well, all I can say is this. McCain often let’s his emotions override his common sense. That is a dangerous trait for the leader of the free world to have, IMO. Think of it this way...McCain is the anti-Reagan. Reagan didn’t need to fly off the handle to stand up to others, yet he was one of the strongest leaders this country has ever known.
Actually, his reputation of being a hothead might make enemies uncertain of the outcome of a provocation, thus, making things more stable! Or, maybe this is wishful thinking - not all US adversaries are logical thinkers by any stretch.
The worst thing a president could do is get into a brawl or shouting match with a foreign leader. Ronald Reagan was a soft spoken man, and he was able to dismantle Soviet Union, the other super power. He did not do it by staring down Gorbachev. He did it by sticking to his principles, the foremost being strengthen our military.
When Richard Nixon was in China he was all polish and charm dealing with Mao-Tse-Tung & Chou-En-Lai.