McCain specifically said that he thought Kerry would be a good Commander in Chief.
but you know like what was posted earlier that that was a friend saying that and not a promotion cause in the next breath he said that Bush is the only one who had what it took to go into AFghanistan and Iraq and that he had the moral courage at the right time.......that still trumps any friendship statement.....like when Bush gave Kerry some back handed compliments......they are just political gamesmanship IMO
I believe his words were "absolutely qualified". At the same time he was denouncing the SBVfT allegations about Kerry's actual military record as "hyperbole"