Whether he is an illegal alien or a space alien

""I actually like McCain but he had to compromise too many of his principles in order to get the Republican nomination. ""

My sentiments exactly. Many believe that what we saw in the past several months was not the real John McCain.
In retrospect, I realize that McCain didn't want to be president (choosing Palin was the clearest indication). In 2000, he wanted it. But, this time around, he was not looking forward to succeeding Bush. He was willing to be the Republican martyr. God bless him.