...relieved that he lost.

I'm regaining some respect for John McCain. He wasn't the best of presidential campaigners. Sounded rather stupid and mean-spirited. But now I'm thinking that had to do with his handlers. McCain wasn't being his real self. He allowed Republican strategists to make a fool of him. Now McCain seems on his own again. A pretty decent guy. He's been a good loser. And seems willing to praise Barack Obama and to work for bipartisan solutions to the nation's economic problems. And best of all, McCain has hinted he won't support Sarah Palin for a future presidential run. Picking Palin for his running mate was one of his biggest blunders. Anyway, I get the feeling that McCain is relieved that he lost. He recognizes that being a senator from Arizona is a much easier and less stressful job than being president. --Jim Broede