Dana Milbank: Agape with Wrath

WASHINGTON POST, WASHINGTON SKETCH 3/3/2009 by Dana Milbank (H/t: John Detweiler) - Apparently John McCain was operating under a 120-day cooling-off period. In the four months since the presidential race, the former Republican nominee has been, for the most part, a graceful loser, returning to the Senate to lead the loyal opposition with dignity. But yesterday, he exploded. "I hope the American people will rise up -- rise up!" he exhorted on the Senate floor, chopping the lectern with his hand. He growled. He roared. He flushed. He sputtered. He glared at colleagues. He hurled angry words, words such as "slap in the face" and "outrageous insult" and "disgraceful" and "theft" and "corruption." "If it sounds like I'm angry," the senator from Arizona explained, "it's because I am." Read entire article at WaPo...