One of the elements of courage is the willingness to lose, sometimes to lose in a very big way. John McCain was indeed courageous. We won.
I gave the article the benefit of the doubt when I read it and seriously considered your point and Coburn’s, but in the end I couldn’t agree. The issue was too important and his whole stance on it too wrong. There’s no possibility of forgiveness here.
“One of the elements of courage is the willingness to lose”
Its also one of the elements of stupidity, stubborness, arrogance and/or extremism. Take your pick.