McCain Speaks Glowingly Of Obama and Palin

CLEVELAND - Sen. John McCain came off as an outdated and desperate fogey during his presidential campaign against Barack Obama. But in the nearly three months since he lost the election, he's become a totally different man.

Take last night for example.

McCain, 72 made yet another appearance on CNN's Larry King Live and spoke of now President Obama in glittering superlatives while still articulating the very difficult challenges his former rival faces as Commander-in-Chief.

McCain called Obama's inauguration an "historic moment" and called the new president's speech "excellent." In mentioning President Obama's tough road ahead, McCain compared the nation's present condition to the world during FDR's presidency, which saw The Great Depression, the threat of Adolph Hitler and other domestic issues.

FDR occupied the White House during the 1930's and '40's.

McCain also discussed his former running mate Gov. Sarah Palin, who has become quite the motormouth since her ticket's defeat at the hands of the Democrats. Palin, seen by many as a hindrance to McCain's candidacy has gone on the defensive, doing a truck load of interviews in the past couple months to "tell her side of the story" which has led to her being critical of the McCain camp.

But he remains fiercely loyal to the two-faced broad.

The problem with McCain though, is he insists that Palin is one of his favorite people. "I think the world of Gov. Palin and her husband Todd and their family," says the disillusioned Republican. "She has my respect and my affection and it's undying."

My feeling on McCain is two-fold. First, seeing him with distance from the election has proven insightful. As I've stated in the past, he's a surprisingly down-to-Earth and stand up guy who is capable of admitting his mistakes and making nice with former rivals. On the other hand, his blind loyalty towards the undeserving Palin is just plain embarrassing.

But I guess it's a fact of life that you take the good with the bad.