McCain Unstable Says New Report

Sep 07, 2008 11:43


Anchorage Daily News

McCain's history of hot temper raises concerns

By DAVID LIGHTMAN AND MATT STEARNS

(09/07/08 00:00:00)

John McCain made a quick stop at the Capitol one day last spring to sit in on Senate negotiations on the big immigration bill, and John Cornyn was not pleased.

Cornyn, a mild-mannered Texas Republican, saw a loophole in the bill that he thought would allow felons to pursue a path to citizenship.

McCain called Cornyn's claim "chicken-s---," according to people familiar with the meeting, and charged that the Texan was looking for an excuse to scuttle the bill. Cornyn grimly told McCain he had a lot of nerve to suddenly show up and inject himself into the sensitive negotiations.

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