Don’t waste time trying to understand McCain or make excuses for his behavior. He’s always been ruthless, self-centered and vindictive.
I don’t think I was understanding or making excuses at all for him.
I think I actually said that is who he has always been.
What I find surprising is that those close to him don’t try to rein him in, but since this is a book and not day to day communications...that might be a moot point.
Or, as I said, his friends and family could be using him to settle scores.
McCain must’ve boiled over with rage when Trump said he wasn’t a hero. Most everything he’s said or done since Trump got elected has been an act of spite to get back at him.
CSM, 2007:
McCain says he is not “born again” and has not been baptized. He says he is “just a Christian,” who for many years has been attending the North Phoenix Baptist Church in Arizona with his family. He was raised in the Episcopal Church and attended Episcopal High School, an elite boarding school in Alexandria, Va., where he was required to attend chapel every morning and church on Sunday. At the US Naval Academy, church attendance was also required.
“So I certainly was exposed!” he says, chuckling.