McCain drops F-bomb

[JaJae]

RAISING MCCAIN
CUSSES GOP COMRADE IN SENATE TIRADE
By CHARLES HURT

May 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Presidential hopeful John McCain - who has been dogged for years by questions about his volcanic temper - erupted in an angry, profanity-laced tirade at a fellow Republican senator, sources told The Post yesterday.

In a heated dispute over immigration-law overhaul, McCain screamed, "F- - - you!" at Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who had been raising concerns about the legislation.

"This is chickens- - - stuff," McCain snapped at Cornyn, according to several people in the room off the Senate floor Thursday. "You've always been against this bill, and you're just trying to derail it."

Surprised by McCain's foul-mouthed broadside, Cornyn told him he was "out of line."

Cornyn said McCain couldn't "just parachute in at the last minute and begin making all these demands" - a not-so-subtle shot at the Arizona Republican's recent AWOL status in the Senate while campaigning around the country for the White House.

That's a sore point with McCain, who has skipped 42 votes this year and hasn't been closely involved in the "comprehensive immigration reform" deal for months, even though he is a sponsor of the plan.

McCain blew his top after Cornyn brought up his worsening Senate attendance record.

He shouted at Cornyn in front of a bipartisan group of senators and aides who had gathered in ornate meeting room, according to several people who were present.

"I know more about this stuff than anybody in this room," McCain added.

The blowup is likely to further revive questions about McCain's "anger-management problem."

Brian Jones, a spokesman for the McCain campaign, acknowledged that a "spirited exchange" did occur, though he took exception to a few details.

Jones said that the "chickens- - -" phrase was offered by a McCain ally in the room and that McCain never told Cornyn he knew more about the legislation than anyone else in the room.

"Negotiating such a large and important piece of legislation can be intense, and a spirited exchange did occur," Jones said. "[McCain] is somebody who feels very passionate about his work and about solving the problems facing the country."

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I don't like this. I wasn't much a fan of McCain before this, but it makes me dislike him even more. There's no need for him to behave the way he did. He he can't keep his cool over immigration reform how can he be president of the US? Can you imagine if he got all the bad press Bush is getting now... I don't know if he could control himself. Thumbs down for McCain and his lack of self control.

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He's an idiot and has been such for several years.

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Did his face go red?