The word RINO is very over used and abused on this forum and others, but THIS is what a true RINO is. A true RINO is one who throws the party and the cause and the philosophy under the bus as a way to promote himself.
That’s exactly what McCain is doing here. He is being the quintessential RINO because he knows his mainstream media buddies will eat it up and it will diminish credit to Bush, Cheney and Rummy - three folks he is jealous of and despises.
I’m sorry. I don’t buy McCain as a hero. I just don’t see any evidence today that heroism was ever in this man. Maybe it was, but if it was, it has all leached out .
There has always been something psychological going on with McCain. In his acceptance speech he said that, before his POW experience, he used to do things just to draw attention to himself (I’ve linked that before). And he implied that he put those bad habits behind.
He didn’t. I agree he is jealous, or covetous of Bush and others. That’s part of what causes him to backstab, and he also still does things to draw attention to himself. He (and his lovely daughter) well understand that the way to stay in front of the TV cameras is to criticize and undercut Republicans and especially conservatives.