OK, time to show my age here ... but has anyone else noticed a similarity between McCain and Nixon.
They both made lists of thier enemies.
They both get even with thier enemies when it is least appropriate to do so.
One destroyed the Republican party and gave us Carter. The other is about to destroy it and give us Hillary or Obama.
No, I remember it too.
And I remember Nixon’s comment about not hating those who hate you, because you end up dsetrying yourself.
No analogy is perfect, and there are many differences, but I can see why you thought of it.
destroying
yes, I should have used spell check