My first beef with McCain, and this goes for most of the Republican candidates, was the way he blew off Ron Paul during the debates. I consistently referred to Ron Paul as the Al Sharpton of the Republican party. He had no chance, so he felt safe to speak his mind. He on occasion said some nutty things, but he also made valuable points. The Republicans treated his comments with such disdain, when it appears they didn't quite understand his points. They seemed to prefer throwing down the straw-man, because dealing with Paul's points would take too much effort. For all his short-comings, Paul added some needed kick into the Republican race.
My other issue with McCain is his choice of Palin.. This was obviously a last ditch attempt to woo some voters. It backfired, because McCain failed to consider the choice deeply enough. I think he figured he was going to lose, so he might as well go out big. Unfortunately he goes out looking somewhat foolish. He would have been better served by selecting a running-mate who had better credentials and gone out with some honor. I also feel a different choice would have provided him a more credible shot overall. It became hard to take his campaign too seriously with Palin on board. I don't doubt my opinion is somewhat colored by the SNL skits, but that's part of the picture. I don't really care that much about the stuff being revealed post-campaign. To me that's just dirt that doesn't matter that much.
That's pretty much it. It's certainly easy for a cynical person like me to get more annoyed at the popular candidate. It's probably as self-esteem issue, but I like it that way.
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