Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi assumed office on December 27th, 1978, four years before John McCain became a U.S. Senator. Therefore, Sen. Cochran has been a close witness of John McCain’s entire senate career. And Senator Cochran was not shy in voicing his terror at the idea of a McCain presidency.
“The thought of [McCain] being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” – Senator Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Cochran made that remark back in January, long before McCain chose a totally unqualified running mate. I can only assume that the selection of Sarah Palin reinforced Cochran’s conviction that John McCain is ‘erratic’. Sen. Cochran is not a bomb-thrower and he doesn’t make many headlines. He is a workmanlike senator that keeps a low profile. During the primaries, he took a risk in sticking his neck out to warn Republican voters not to fall for the phony image of McCain. He told them in the strongest terms not to trust the nomination to a ‘hothead’.
I hope that undecided voters will heed Cochran’s warning better than the Republican primary voters did.