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JaneQPublic

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4. McCain & GWBush also had issues with their father.
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 02:03 AM
Mar 2012

However, in their cases, it seemed more a matter of doing them one better, proving them wrong, etc.

I remember John King (CNN) once asking McCain during the 2008 campaign that since his dad was an Admiral, wouldn't it be cool to be Commander in Chief and outrank him. McCain responded with a maniacal gaze and laugh... really spooky.

And of course GWBush no doubt took great pride in invading Iraq when his father chose not to, and again later when sonny got that second term his father never got.

Lot of father/son issues among the GOPers.

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