I just saw a clip of Baker on Fox News where he pompously declared that the admin must implement all the recommendations and not just some. What an arrogant horse's posterior.
A little context is in order.
Without Baker, GWB would never have been President, because he would not have survived the 2000 recount. Baker led and oversaw the totality of getting Bush successfully through the courts and the electoral college.
Disdain for McCain? Yes, I coined it here, BUT he has been unrelenting in supporting the WOT and denouncing the bipartisan surrender. Of all the presidential aspirants, I believe McCain would be the most aggressive in prosecuting the global WOT.
Politically, McCain is damned smart to get to the right of Bush on prosecuting the war in Iraq and beyond.