Things Older than John McCain

"During an interview Thursday with USA TODAY, McCain also made it clear that he would emphasize his steadiness and experience—particularly on national security issues—to counter the vibrancy and oratory skills that have made Obama a sensation on the campaign trail.
"'I believe that people are interested very much in substance,' McCain said. 'If it was simply style, William Jennings Bryan would have been president.'"

In an interview with David Jackson in USA Today, John McCain positions himself as the twenty-first-century William McKinley.