I thought I knew who John McCain was at the start of this election.  Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about how Senator McCain is not being himself, that he’s caved in to party politics and has adopted a win-at-all-costs approach to this election.  Frankly, I’m not sure that they’re right.  I’m beginning to think that this is the real John McCain.  What we’re seeing today is who this man actually is.

His choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate provides unique insight into this man.  This country needs intelligent, experienced leaders.  Selecting an untested individual with no world experience was nothing short of irresponsible.  The whole Ayers mess–which McCain continues to press in his Robocalls–shows that McCain is much more interested in winning than truth.  And now he’s dropping the “S” bomb, suggesting that Obama’s policies are Socialist.

When McCain became the clear choice of his party, I actually was pretty pleased.  It seemed at the time that even if the Republican party were to keep the White House, we would have a moderate, centered individual as president who can make well-reasoned, extra-political decisions.  The last six months have shown that this simply is not the case.  In the spotlight, we now are getting a chance to see who John McCain really is.  And what we see is immensely disappointing.

The two videos below are in McCain’s own words.