Bob Dole's Strange Endorsement of John McCain

Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole recently told CNN's Larry King that Sen. John McCain "does have . . .I guess you say temper. But I always sort of rationalized that because the poor guy had been locked up" by the North Vietnamese for 6 years. He added that McCain now "can control it. It's not a problem anymore." If Dole's statement is intended as an endorsement of McCain's temperament, I shudder to imagine what would constitute criticism. Dole's characterization seems to be consistent with many of McCain's colleagues in the Senate, many of whom regard him as being temperamentally unsuitable to be commander in chief.