I also wonder how much the brain tumor affected his judgment and additionally caused his seemingly obsessive need to get revenge against Donald Trump. A family member had such a tumor and it did cause personality changes.
So what was behind his hatred of Sarah Palin?
I’m sure it didn’t get better.
I think that attitude was pretty much always there. For a long time.
John McCain was always a narcissist. His legacy was everything to him. Trump is a direct threat to that legacy.
John McCain also used Sarah Palin. He certainly wanted Obama to win, but he didn’t want to get throttled. Outside of the 2008 election, he had no use for her until his Senate seat was up. Once he got her endorsement, he threw her back into the trash.
What’s hilarious is that the Democrats clearly used the man. He was certainly cognizant of this fact, but in his feeble mind, it helped him with his legacy. What’s funny is that, should justice prevail, he’s going to have one hell of a legacy ... Just not the kind he, his tubby daughter, or his scummy wife would want.
McCain never needed a brain tumor to behave as he did. All his life he was a mean, vindictive, nasty little man with a short fuse and an ego that was way out-sized even for a politician.