Pic Of The Moment: Fractious John McCain Townhall Shows Why The GOP Is Doomed

[MADem]

40. When she was a young girl and he was a dashing older war hero, I am sure she was

impressed with his bravado and savoir faire--he did cut quite the swathe when he was up on the Hill running OLA, before he stood for Congress with her daddy's backing. He could be charming (when he wasn't berating his staff for not being able to read his changeable mind!) and he did have no small amount of style.

But now, he's an older guy, 76 well-worn years old, a bit broken down, with health problems, he's tired, he's grumpy...and he's reading from his final act while she's coming into her 2nd chapter! She's at the height of her powers--old enough to know better and still young enough to do something about it. She is only 58--she still has a LOT of living to do.

She controls the purse strings, though--he's "not the boss of her"--as the little kids say!