Reply #23: I think it has to be a discussion

[Prophet 451]

Personally, I would disagree with assessing GWB as Antisocial Personality Disorder although NPD is a distinct possibility (along with fairly severe father issues).

Regarding McCain though, I think it must be considered. McCain was, as he never fails to remind us, tortured for over five years. He obviously harbours some ill feeling towards his captors and their nation (understandable) but he also seems to view it as a kind of shield. The idea that he's faced the worst a man can (besides death) and come out the other side seems to have led, as it sometimes does, to a kind of calousness for those suffering other hardships which are, to his mind, lesser than his own. PTSD is an obvious consideration. I don't know if he's ever had treatment for that but given his experiances, he almost certainly should have done.