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If John McCain had demonstrated to the country during his campaign the same classic statesmanship he did when he made his concession speech Tuesday night, he probably would be the president-elect right now. On Tuesday night he was not the negative campaigner; he was positive. He stopped the crowd from booing his opponent. He encouraged and gave hope to his supporters and to all Americans.

It makes me wonder if McCain gladly accepted the Rove-ing maniac campaign strategy of character assassination and fear mongering. Or was he was bullied into following it by the GOP back in June? Either way, I suppose, he did not lead. And that is the role he was seeking: leader of the United States of America.

It's hard to watch the people who don't win. It's even harder to watch when they might have won.