gist. >> the original mavericks. >> i'm john mccain and i approve this message. >> this is better suited for a one of our friday night thurber readings. mccain's embarrassing denial of self recalls the bear who became drunk and would as a result knock over everything in his home. his wife was distressed and children frightened. the bear sobered up and became an exercise freak and would as a result knock over everything in his home. his wife was greatly distressed and his children were very frightened. thurber's moral applies to mccain as much as to the reformed alcoholic bear.