McCain asked for it. If you behave like an a-hole, you deserve to be treated like one.
McStain DID ask for it, as you so rightfully point out!
Some time ago, back during the 2016 election, I was searching for a one-word pejorative term equivalent to harridan to hang on Tim Kaine, given that Hitlery, a noxious, venomous harridan, had selected the male equivalent (i.e. Tim Kaine) to be here running mate.
I went looking for a term that would apply to a male noxious, venomous harridan.
One of my buddies over at FReeRepublic.com suggested asshole, which on first glance just may be too strong a term to use, and certainly not in polite company.
HST, here is Merriam Websters definition: a bad, stupid, or annoying person.
WELL! A male harridan = asshole!
McCain is, ergo sum, a noxious, venomous asshole!
And, I cannardly wait for him to shuffle off this mortal coil!
[Merriam Webster is my FRiend, as is my FReeRepublic buddy for suggesting asshole to me!]