Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterThe Curious Mind of John McCain
Published 8/1/2008 by Robert G. Kaiser at Wash Post Elections
In his 2002 book, "Worth the Fighting For," John McCain offered this confession -- an acknowledgment of a restless mind: "Although I seem to tolerate introspection better the older I am, there are still too many claims on my attention to permit more than the briefest excursions down the path of...
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