I like 'ole Joe because he has taken a step that many career ploiticians are afraid to take. He has decided that to best represent his folks, he can't be tied up with party politics. If there were a party for COMMON SENSE, I would be happy to Joe take charge and run it. I think most americans would appreciate the change, and a real 3rd party might get rid of the left wing nuts and the right wing nuts that are driving us all into oblivion. I truly believe that the vast majority are in the middle.
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You're talking about bipartisanship. Ironically, in this particular campaign there are Democrats who are saying the same thing. Barack Obama, for instance. In many of his speeches he talks about the need for bipartisanship and the need to win support from Red States and Blue States and so on. Do you not believe that rhetoric?
Actually, I'm encouraged by Obama's rhetoric on that. But you know, it's part of a picture. And I just agree with John [McCain] so much more on national-security and foreign-policy issues. Also, John has a record. John is a conservative, but he's always been open to forming alliances with people that he agrees with on particular issues. So if he disagrees with someone on gun control, he won't hesitate to work with him on foreign-policy issues.
Some of the criticisms of McCain include that he's a bit of hothead and has a temper that flares rather dramatically at times--and that he's old. How do you address those?
I can personally rebut both of those. John is a remarkably disciplined person, including emotionally. He drives himself very hard, and he's smart as hell. Have I seen him be passionate about things? Sure. But I want to really be explicit: this is not a kind of anger that loses control; this is a kind of passion about stuff. I've never seen him lose control. The other thing is that some of the people he has the most passionate exchanges with are very good friends. And on the age thing, he loves to trot out his mother--95 and going strong. He's in great shape. I travel with him a lot. We're roughly comparable age. I'm proud I keep up with him. I've seen younger members of the Senate who have pleaded with him to slow up on foreign travel … To put it mildly, he went through a near-death experience in the POW camp, and I think he just wants to get things done.
Right now you're campaigning for him against Republicans. Will it become more awkward--or will you feel uncomfortable--if or when you're out there campaigning against a Democrat?
No. 1, as my late mother would say, I hope I have such a problem--that McCain is the candidate. Look, to be honest, there will be a twinge, occasionally, because if it's Obama or [Hillary] Clinton, I know both of them, and I'm working together with them. But ultimately, I've thought about this, and I know I've selected the person who is best to lead our country in the future, to be commander in chief in a time of war--and to do more than anyone else could to break through the partisan stupidity here in Washington.
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