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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Is John McCain Nuts?

"Mr. McCain was captured and they kept him not just in prison, but in a pit for several years.  Anyone (in his place) would go nuts," Putin said, according to the Associated Press.


Let’s look at the facts which include the record as carefully presented below.

Education record of John McCain (JM):
1.     Graduated from high school – 1954
2.     Graduated from US Naval Academy – 1958  

Employment record of JM:
1.    Fighter pilot 1960 - 67; crashed a couple of planes and then was shot down
2.    Prisoner of war 1967 -1973 seemingly did okay in this position in that he survived
3.    Private work experience since 1974 – zero
4.    Public employment experience since 1982 – US house of rep and senate
5.    Presidential candidate in 2008 – lost
No evidence of nutso behavior but also little evidence of real accomplishment
JM's Personal life:
1.    Marriages – two (30+ years in current marriage)
2.    Children – seven
      3.    Divorces – one
4.    Religious beliefs if any – Christian
5.    Personal philosophy – based on voting record as a politician seems to support lots of government over individual rights
No evidence of nutso behavior but also little evidence of any strong belief system
JM's Political life:
1.    Seems to like public employment and seems to buy into the self glorifying aspect of the inner circle in Washington DC
2.    Loves to show up on Sunday morning interview shows
3.    Loves to travel everywhere he can go on the taxpayers dime
4.    Loves private travel arrangements over public alternatives
5.    No real balanced budget or limits on government programs or spending
6.    Lots of votes to support government involvement and government spending
7.    Seems to be the darling of the military/industrial complex
No evidence of nutso behavior; just lots of government crap
JM's Retirement prospects:
1.    None
2.    Apparent heroes in that regard:  Paterno (JoPa), Buffett (Oracle of Omaha) and Queen Elizabeth II (Pippa Middleton’s sister’s grandmother in law) 

Life after politics: no apparent plans 

Summary:  Vlad Putin says McCain is nuts.  Based on our analysis presented above JM cannot be presumed to be nuts.  But, at TheFundamentals, we believe in time tested beliefs such as “takes one to know one.”

Conclusion:  Vlad probably is nuts.  So, Vlad is probably right about McCain.  By the way, JM looks a little nuts in the following picture:


Coming soon: Is Bill Clinton nuts?  BTW, we think Newt may be nuts.

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