Is McCain Wound Too Tight To Be President? You Better Believe It

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's temper is legendary. He's well-known in Washington for throwing temper tantrums, flying off the handle, blowing his top, accusing others of lying and of mistreating POW/MIA family members.

In one of the most egregious examples of McCain's temper, he made Delores Alfond, the Chairwoman of the National Alliance of POW/MIA Families, cry. Alfond, representing POW/MIA families across the country, went to congress (wearing a photo of her missing relative on her lapel) to plead with senators not to shut down the committee looking into the issue.

After listening to a seething lecture from McCain, Alfond fought back tears to remind the, eh-hmm, senator that the families involved had been waiting years for the country that sent their loved ones to war to come to a final accounting of what happened to them. She wanted to know what method the families were going to use to resolve the issue now that the senators were bowing out. McCain interrupted Alfond a few times before finally storming out. It's the picture of a real, true bully at work.

Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who has known John McCain for more than three decades, endorsed Mitt Romney for president. Cochran told The Boston Globe that his choice was prompted partly by his fear of how McCain might behave in the Oval Office. "The thought of his being in the Oval office sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is a hothead. He loses his temper and he worries me."

Fellow Republican Rick Santorum, a former senator, said he also witnessed problems with McCain's temperament. "I don't know anybody in the Senate who hasn't," Santorum told the press. "Everybody has their McCain story."

And McCain's body language backs that up. That man is wrapped tighter than a Tiajuana tortilla the day before payday. Even when things are going well, he moves like a pent up timebomb ready to explode. And the Oval Office is no place for explosions.

In fact, the legendary temper of Grandpa "Straight talk" made a cameo appearance today when a reporter asked him why he lied to the press in May 2004 about meeting with John Kerry. McCain's temper flared. He repeatedly interrupted the reporter, refusing to answer the question and finally bullying her into submission (but not before she asked him why he'd gotten so angry). Keith Olbermann has the video and adds a fascinating interview:



It's no wonder nashevillenancy wrote a song about Angry John McCain:



Great! So Now McCain is scaring the bejeezez out of country girls who walk to work.

Ya know, when a dog starts behaving this way, folks just put it down. I'm not suggesting that treatment for McCain, but he's certainly got no business in the White House.