First off, anyone who was a guest of the Vietnamese has my total sympathy, really.
But as I understand it, the Gods of Aviation did not smile on McCain, he crashed two aircraft during his student days. Kinda indicates he had no business in high performance A/C?
Please correct me if I'm wrong?
Last, he is reported to be good friends with Sen. Kerry, D-Mass.
Kerry - you may recalled - said US troops were evil and acted like 'Ghenis Khan' (sp?).
Sorry, but your friends are a reflection of who you are.
Even Benedict Arnold was a hero for a while.
McCain did not crash two planes as a student.
Also, the original article states that McCain was a Lt. when he was shot down. He was a LCdr.