I dunno how trustworthy Rusty is, but this would not surprise me a bit.
I’m sure it’s true. I remember the discussion at the time that Jeffers had stolen McCain’s thunder.
McCain made a point of snubbing Bush on his first trip to Arizona as President. He left town to spend the weekend with Tom Daschle at his ranch near Prescott rather than greet GW on his first visit to Phoenix.
The man is a vindictive, grudge harboring, slimy little, self-serving weasel with a vicious temper.
Not a lot unlike hillary.