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Weaknesses, we all have them, so does the Republican Presidential nominee Senator, John McCain.

What’s his obsession? Craps! As we can read in an article published in August by the Huffington Post titled “Will McCain Gamble With Lives”, his habit is really serious and is called ‘impulsive obsession’ with casino craps.

Some may think that the word impulsive may be a little too much. Is it? Let’s look at some facts. It’s really interesting what Wes Gullet, a longtime friend who worked under McCain for many years revealed about this issue. It turned out that McCain has gone to a real extreme, playing craps on impulse for 11 hours at a time.

Well, that may be shocking, a respected public person spending time and money on a habit which is seen as particularly destructive by many. But is that a problem to lose thousands of dollars at a time on the craps table by somebody who owns eleven houses and spends about $200,000 on household stuff in just one year?

Some examples clearly show that McCain’s source of entertainment has become a kind of addiction for him.

Well, what other word can we use when we examine what happened on McCain’s trip to New Orleans? No sooner had he arrived at his downtown hotel that he hopped out of his chauffeured car and hurried straight to Harrah’s Casino for some action on the $15 minimum stake craps table.

Another witness of McCain’s weakness for craps is the London Times’ Michael Scherer, who has reported on McCain’s jaunts to Mississippi riverboat casinos, Indian casinos, Las Vegas and Caribbean gambling hot spots over the past decade. As he said, McCain joined a group of journalist at a craps table in Puerto Rico, offering his betting advice upon request. Well, it can’t be denied that McCain is particularly self-confident when it comes to craps.

Well, in such situation most of us would like to ask the McCain how much his view concerning gambling will apply to his policy concerning reality. The truth is that issues such as conflicts, wars and human lives deserve much deeper consideration and much more responsible attitude than craps.

What is the secret of McCain’s love for craps? Is it about the money? Definitely not. McCain’s aids claim that it’s about the fellowship that is involved in the craps game as well as the excitement and thrill of winning.

Well, that should not be surprising. Naturally, McCain has money for living a life he wants and the financial reward is not his aim when gambling. Facts don’t lie. McCain really can’t stop himself. As recently as the G.O.P primary battle last Spring, McCain announced he was making a visit to Las Vegas and that he planned to spend some time in the casino. In order to avoid a public relation disaster, McCain’s aids discouraged him from doing so. What did he do in such situation? He suggested having the casino take a private table up to his hotel suite.

Well, we can’t forget about the option of online gambling. If all the possibilities are used, Senator McCain can bring relief to his gambling hunger playing online craps. Online gambling has this great advantage that it assures invisibility- and isn’t it what a public person needs?