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John McCain needs a psychiatric exam.

Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 04:07:52 AM PDT

This isn't a joke.

We have no idea how years of torture have affected this man. We certainly need to find out before we put him in charge of nuclear weapons.

In determining his fitness for command, we need to find out if

1- he's crazy
2- there were changes in his personality that are negative
3- his moral judgement has been affected

I'm no expert on any of this stuff. That's why im writing this. I'd like those of you with some expertise in trauma and psychology to give me some sense of what happens to a person who has been held in captivity or been tortured.

John McCain would be the first President to have ever been held and tortured. A large aresenal of weaponry, including nuclear ones would be at his command. This is too much power for someone to have, if he is indeed crazy. We've all heard stories about his fits of rage. This concerns me.

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