The straight talk coming directly from the mouth of John McCain is often not quite so presidential.  In fact, it has been widely documented that McCain's speech - even to his fellow Republicans - can be downright foul and profane at times.

As quoted by ABC News:

"F**k you!  I know more about this than anyone else in the room." -- to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), during a testy exchange about immigration legislation.

"No, I'm calling you a f**king jerk." -- to fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, when Grassley asked, "Are you calling me stupid?"

"Only an a**hole would put together a budget like this ... I wouldn't call you an a**hole unless you really were an a**hole." -- to Budget Committee Chairman and fellow Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, during a Senate budget hearing.

Though not really a character trait for an individual who wants to have their hand on the nuclear button, McCain has been dubbed "Senator Hothead" by more than one publication.  And even his colleagues believe it's well deserved.

Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who has known Senator John McCain for more than three decades, endorsed Mitt Romney for president during the primaries, citing his choice was prompted partly by his fear of how McCain might behave in the Oval Office.

"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Cochran said about McCain. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa said in an interview that he was so upset by a McCain tirade that he didn't speak to him for two years.

Former Arizona Governor, Jane Hull, pretended to hold a telephone receiver away from her ear to demonstrate a typical outburst from McCain in a 1999 interview with The New York Times.

McCain has even blown up at volunteers and, on occasion, the average Joe, as reported by ABC News.

While vulgar and profane speech is nothing new to Washington, one would truly expect better from a senator in the midst of doing the work of the people.

Just some food for thought ...

... and some very straight talk about a presidential candidate who could use a lesson or two in being more presidential.




Sources:
"Will McCain's Temper Be a Liability?," Associated Press, February 16, 2008 AND "Famed McCain temper is tamed," Boston Globe, January 27, 2008