I probably dislike McCain more than anyone - and have since 1992. I had a website in 08 for the express purpose of being against McCain in the primary season. And I don’t care who / what he has to say about the 2012 race.
Having said that, it amuses me that so many posters will see a public figure’s answer to a question and assume that figure brought up the subject. This has happened on FR this week about almost all the 2012 candidates on many issues. McCain was obviously just answering the newspaper’s question.
McCain said she cried when her father chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate in 2008: My initial reaction was, Who the hell is Sarah Palin? Like everybody else.