By通過 Stephen C. Rose斯蒂芬長玫瑰 | Today the Internet is rife with speculation about whether John McCain heard the questions Rick Warren asked Barack Obama. |今天在互聯網上充滿了猜測是否麥凱恩聽到的問題里克沃倫問巴拉克奧巴馬。 McCain seems to have done predictably well answering the questions, whether he knew them or not.麥凱恩似乎已做了所料，以及回答問題，他是否知道他們或不。 In fact anyone would think the man had a permanent pass.事實上，任何人都會認為該名男子有一個常任理事國通過。 All he does is say how imperfect he is, engage in a Chaplinsque facial self-denigration, and all is well.所有他是如何說他是不完善的，進行在一個chaplinsque面部自我貶低，一切都很好。

Even the polls seem to be with him.即使民調似乎是與他。 Three days tied in Gallup and a boost in Ohio.三天綁在蓋洛普和推動在俄亥俄州。

This despite evidence that the man is a raving neocon, the admission that he will do what he can to wrest choice from the province of women and his fatuous notion that we can run a government on fumes.儘管證據顯示，該名男子是一個raving新保守主義，入學，他將盡他所能，奪取選擇從全省婦女和他的fatuous的概念，我們可以運行，政府對煙霧。

But what most sticks in my craw is the plain proof that the man is close to being a compulsive gambler, certified as such by at least some of our mainstream media, and no one to my knowledge has directly confronted him on the subject.但什麼最枝在我的發布內容是平原證明，該名男子是接近作為一個強迫性賭徒，證實這種由至少我們的一些主流媒體，沒有人據我所知，已直接面對他就此事。

McCain is a documented craps player.麥凱恩是一個記錄craps播放器。 He has been known to play craps on impulse for 14 hours at a stretch.他已經知道發揮craps一時衝動為14小時，在一個舒展。

Of the game of craps, Anthony Holden本場比賽的craps ，安東尼霍爾登 comments 評論 , “We poker players don’t call poker gambling. “我們撲克選手並不呼籲撲克賭博活動。 It is a game of skill.這是一個遊戲的技巧。 Craps is an absurd game of luck. craps是一個荒謬的遊戲，運氣。 You may have thrilling short term wins but only madmen play craps.”你可能有扣人心弦的短期贏，但只有madmen發揮craps “ 。

Matthew Yglesias馬太依格雷西亞斯 notes 債券 , “The McCains own eleven houses and spent over $200,000 on ‘household staff’ in 2007 so I suppose he can afford tens of thousands of dollars in gambling losses every year. “ 11 mccains自己的房子和用了超過二十點○萬美元對家庭人員'在2007年因此我猜想，他可以負擔的了數万美元的賭博活動，每年的損失。 At the same time, you wouldn’t want someone to enjoy ‘playing against the odds’ with the country’s public policy.在同一時間內，您不希望有人享受'比賽的賠率'與該國的公共政策。 The fact that McCain seems to think there’s some kind of ‘betting strategy’ that can turn craps into a winning game also raises some questions about his math.”事實上，麥凱恩似乎認為有某種形式的'投注策略'可以把craps成為一個得獎的遊戲也引起了一些問題，他的數學“ 。

How serious is the gambling urge for McCain?如何嚴重的是，賭博，要求麥凱恩？ What does the love of craps say about his “realism” regarding actual battles and conflicts?什麼是愛craps說，對他的“現實主義”就實戰和衝突？ Would McCain be willing to gamble with human lives?麥凱恩會願意賭博與人的生命？

Connie Bruck康妮bruck puts it like this 把它像這樣 : ：

The moment the car stopped at McCain’s hotel in downtown New Orleans, he set out at his usual fast clip for Harrah’s, across the street.那一刻，一輛小轎車停在麥凱恩的酒店在市中心的新紐奧良，他詳列於他一貫的快速剪輯的哈拉斯的，街對面。 McCain is an avid gambler.麥凱恩是一個熱心的賭徒。 Wes Gullett, a close friend who worked for McCain for years, told me that they used to play craps in Las Vegas in fourteen-hour stints, standing at the tables from 10 am to midnight.飲水和環境衛生gullett ，親密朋友誰工作麥凱恩多年來，告訴我，他們用來播放craps在拉斯維加斯在14小時還曾，站在桌子由上午十時至午夜十二時。 ‘Craps is addictive,’ McCain remarked, and he headed for the fifteen-dollar-minimum-bet tables. ' craps會令人上癮， '麥凱恩所說，和他為首的為15美元的最低投注額表。

Image of McCain at The Tables 麥凱恩的形象，在表

Michael Scherer and Michael Weisskopf邁克爾scherer和邁克爾weisskopf says 說 : ：

“Over time he (McCain) gave up the drinking bouts, but he never quite kicked the periodic yen for dice. “隨著時間的推移，他（馬侃）放棄了飲用水較量，但他從未相當踢定期日元骰子。 In the past decade, he has played on Mississippi riverboats, on Indian land, in Caribbean craps pits and along the length of the Las Vegas Strip.在過去十年中，他發揮了對密西西比州的riverboats ，對印第安人的土地，在加勒比craps坑沿長度拉斯維加斯地帶。 Back in 2005 he joined a group of journalists at a magazine-industry conference in Puerto Rico, offering betting strategy on request.早在2005年，他加入了一組記者在一本雜誌-行業會議在波多黎各，提供投注策略上的要求。 ‘Enjoying craps opens up a window on a central thread constant in John’s life,’ says John Weaver, McCain’s former chief strategist, who followed him to many a casino. '享受craps打開了一個窗口，一個中央線程不斷在約翰的生命， '約翰韋弗說，麥凱恩的前首席戰略家，誰跟隨他很多的賭場。 ‘Taking a chance, playing against the odds.’ Aides say McCain tends to play for a few thousand dollars at a time and avoids taking markers, or loans, from the casinos, which he has helped regulate in Congress. '一個機會，發揮對賠率。助手說，麥凱恩傾向發揮了數千元，在時間和避免採取標記，或貸款，從賭場，他已協助規管在國會。 ‘He never, ever plays on the house,’ says Mark Salter, a McCain adviser. '他從來沒有，任何時候都發揮著對內務， '說，馬克薩爾特，麥凱恩的顧問。 The goal, say several people familiar with his habit, is never financial.目標，說幾個人熟悉他的習慣，是從來沒有財政。 He loves the thrill of winning and the camaraderie at the table.他熱愛的刺激，打贏和人際關係上就座。
“Only recently have McCain’s aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. “只是最近有麥凱恩的助手勸他拉回到從消遣。 In the heat of the GOP primary fight last spring, he announced on a visit to the Vegas Strip that he was going to the casino floor.在激烈的共和黨小學撲滅去年春天，他宣布，訪問了拉斯維加斯帶他到賭場樓。 When his aides stopped him, fearing a public relations disaster, McCain suggested that they ask the casino to take a craps table to a private room, a high-roller privilege McCain had indulged in before.當他的助手阻止他，怕公共關係的災難，麥凱恩的建議，他們要求賭場採取craps表一間私人房間，一個高輥的特權，麥凱恩曾沉迷於前。 His aides, with alarm bells ringing, refused again, according to two accounts of the discussion.他的助手，與敲響了警鐘，再次拒絕，根據兩個帳戶的討論。

“He clearly knows that this is on the borderline of what is acceptable for him to be doing,” says a Republican who has watched McCain play. “他清楚知道，這是對邊緣什麼是可以接受的，他做的事情，說： ”共和黨誰也觀看了麥凱恩發揮。 ‘And he just sort of revels in it.’” '他只是排序的revels在它“ 。

Another Image of McCain Playing Craps — In Las Vegas. 另一種形象，麥凱恩發揮craps -在拉斯維加斯舉行的。

A survey of McCain’s gambling with many links. 調查麥凱恩的賭博與很多的聯繫。

Does McCain have a record of wins and losses?麥凱恩是否有記錄WINS和損失？ If so, should these be shared with the public?如果是的話，這些共享與市民？ McCain has said craps is addictive.麥凱恩說， craps會令人上癮。 Is he craps addict?是他craps吸毒者？ Has his gambling led to any questionable conflicts of interest?有他的賭博導致任何疑問的利益衝突？

I have found that mention of McCain’s gambling habit is a persuasive argument to people who are on the fence and wondering who to vote for.我發覺提及麥凱恩的賭博習慣，是一個有說服力的論據，以人誰是對的圍欄和不知道誰投贊成票。 The association of gambling with the term neocon and observation of McCain’s growing synchronicity with Bush positions is generally enough to convince an inquirer.該協會的賭博，與長遠的新保守主義和觀察麥凱恩的增長同步，與布什的立場是一般足夠的說服一個詢問者。 But these days the teflon mantel seems to be moving to McCain.但這些天，特富龍曼特爾似乎是感動麥凱恩。 And to my knowledge no one has raised these questions directly.和我所知，沒有人提出這些問題直接。

Yet.然而。