Sen. John McCain has been present for some of the greatest awkward moments in modern political history.

He renounced the Christian Right, and then embraced it in a manly way.

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This led comedian Jon Stewart to ask, “Are you smoking crack, Senator?”

To which McCain replied, “If you think that’s nuts, wait till you see who I pick for vice president.”

McCain warned the agents of intolerance were leading his party astray. What he forgot to add was, “And I really don’t want to deal with it if I have to run for president again in eight years.”

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The senator has nothing to lose at this point. Unfortunately, it’s gotten so bad that the simple act of telling the truth on Fox News is considered mavericky.

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Shine on you crazy diamond.