McCain has mostly served his No. 1 interest - HIMSELF!
He is the only Republican candidate (I don;t count Ron Paul as a Republican) that I will NEVER vote for.
Great Post!
LLS
Nice. Your Post 49 said just what needed to be said about McCain.
How? By crashing planes, or by giving the cong all the classified information he could? Maybe by voting against the tax cuts that saved our economy? Maybe by restricting our free speech by introducing McCain Feingold? Or was it by his insistence on opening our borders to any illegal who wants to come in? Yes he sure has our served our country, but in a very negative way."
Great post. Concise and to the point and it exposes McCain for the rabid Marxist anti-American liberal he is.
Sorry, but you are WAY OFF BASE with that posting. Slag on McCain for his work in the Senate all you want but don't dismiss his military record like that.
First off getting shot down is a consequence of facing the enemy in the air, just like getting shot is a consequence of facing them on the battlefield. We ALWAYS respect the sacrifice of those who are wounded in real battle. McCain was not an incompetent. He was shot down on his 23rd mission over North Vietnam.
McCain's wounds were real and severe. I believe he broke both his legs when his plane crashed. Have you every had both your legs broken fighting in a US military uniform, or suffered a similar injury?
Then he was put into brutal captivity, where he was again treated so badly he sustained permanant injury. His torture included hanging by the arms for so long that to this day he can't move them above his shoulders. He was in captivity for 5.5 years. He was released only when the Paris peace treaty was signed.
As for your contention that he gave them all the classified information he could, even if true, so what. The military trainers will tell you that in case of extreme torture everyone can be broken. (I have close friends who have attneded the SEAL POW training camp.) Do you really know anything about this?
McCain won: the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart He didn't write up his own commendations, like Lurch, either.
Denigrating this is a sign of desperation, at best, or crass indifference unbecoming to a conservative, at worst. Please reconsider and retract these statements. They are beneath you.
“How? By crashing planes, or by giving the cong all the classified information he could?”
I am vehemently against McCain as President, but I think you are taking it too far. Anyone who goes through the ordeal that he went through is a hero and deserves a certain amount of respect.
Even if McCain was a ‘Rat (he almost is) I would respect his service. Spending years in the Hanoi Hilton being tortured everyday is no day at the beach.
Dont get me wrong, as President he would destroy the party and the conservative movement, but lets keep the hyperbole to a minimum and respect the man’s service to his country.
We are not Kos Kidz so lets not act like them!