[austinaero]

And the GOP scolds McCain by not electing him! What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand.

[Star Traveler]

You should never have a POW (especially long-term) for a President. McMainiac is messed up...

Not only does he scold the GOP, he doesn’t want anything to do with the Obama birth certificate issue, either... LOL.. (that’s no surprise...).

[StormEye]

"And the GOP scolds McCain by not electing him! What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand."

Whether he was "great" or not is debatable. Yes, he certainly did suffer terribly for America at the hands of the commie Vietnamese and gave much for our country. I guess that can be considered one type of greatness. But he tarnished it all with his constant cooperation with the America's main domestic enemy -- the Democrat Party. He's now transformed himself into a wimpy RHINO.

[stockpirate]

What happened to McCain is he became a socialist.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

It's like Rush says, once they get inside the beltway, all the care about is the Dems and the press stroking their egos. They'll sacrifice anyone and anything for praise from the MSM.

[rogue yam]

What has happened to this once-great man?

There is no new information here. McCain has been a complete and utter dirtball for decades.

[navymom1]

And the GOP scolds McCain by not electing him! What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand

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His current actions do not diminish the courage, faith, self-sacrifice and strength it took to see him through the Hanoi Hilton. Sadly, time and age have taken a toll on his health, and I believe his mental capacity. In my opinion, its time for this gentleman to fade away and enjoy the rest of his life with his family and friends far away from Washington DC.

[Bluebird Singing]

It’s called Stockholm Syndrome and he will suffer from it until he dies. He should not have been the Republican candidate. Period.

[hinckley buzzard]

And the GOP scolds McCain by not electing him! What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand.

Once great? He has done exactly one noteworthy thing in his life, surviving the POW camp. Even there he did what he had to do to survive. Many others survived as well who didn't think they were therefore entitled to become president as a result. His Senate record would be embarrassing to anyone with any integrity.

This is the real McCain: confused but pig-headed, thinks it some kind of virtue to trash his own side. One wonders what he really said and did in hanoi, what has he been re-enacting all these years

[COBOL2Java]

And the GOP scolds McCain by not electing him! What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand.

A few things. McCain's not the only one infected, but he's particularly susceptible.

• United States Senate. The world's most exclusive club is exactly that - a club. Members learn to take care of one another, to the exclusion of party and citizenry.
• The beltway. Rush has talked about this one. Like Jason and the Sirens, people get sucked in. Sailors crashed their ships on the rocks trying to get to the Sirens, Congresscritters sell their soul for another appearance on "Meet the Press". McCain fell for this hook, line, and sinker.
• The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowds [sic]. McCain's probably the type that sucks in adulation and accolades more than most.

[My Favorite Headache]

Simple...he “was” once great. That is it. No longer applies.

[gogogodzilla]

Manchurian Candidate, anyone?

[Doofer]

What has happened to this once-great man? I really don’t understand.

Well he is getting up there in age.