[alicewonders]

Yeah, I know if I was disabled and waited the whole time for my husband to come back from being a POW - I would INSIST that he divorce me & marry a rich heiress!

[Mamzelle]

re: Yeah, I know if I was disabled and waited the whole time for my husband to come back from being a POW - I would INSIST that he divorce me & marry a rich heiress!)))

LOL--and a slender blonde 17 years younger than I...nothing but the best for John...

McCain did the smart thing by looking after Carol financially, finding her good jobs, etc.

[therut]

This is not totally unheard of. I know a rich man and woman. When she came down with debilitating RA of the type that made her bedridden she asked her husband for a divorce. She wanted him to have a life. He did remarry and they stayed very close as did the entire family. She was cared for at home by a loving family. Some people love someone so much they want what is best for them and their happiness. She was one of those types.

[gusopol3]

Dole’s story was worse I thought.

[Polybius]

She told them that she asked for a divorce due to her medical condition (private), that caused her disability. She continues to be in close touch with him and he continues to watch over her. They have a great relationship.

Yeah, I know if I was disabled and waited the whole time for my husband to come back from being a POW - I would INSIST that he divorce me & marry a rich heiress!

John and Carol McCain divorced 7 years after he returned from Vietnam.

What's the real story?

John McCain had extra-marital affairs.

The Carol and John McCain say it best in their own words:

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"My marriage's collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at the war. The blame was entirely mine." ...... John McCain

"The breakup of our marriage was not caused by my accident or Vietnam or any of those things. I don't know that it might not have happened if John had never been gone. I attribute it more to John turning 40 and wanting to be 25 again than I do to anything else." ....... Carol McCain

John McCain's biographer, Robert Timberg believes that "Vietnam did play a part, perhaps not the major part, but more than a walk-on." According to Carol, her husband's five-year captivity in Vietnam had left him wanting to "make up for lost time,"

Carol McCain .... told The Mail on Sunday in June 2008 that she was not bitter and that, "He’s a good guy. We are still good friends. He is the best man for president."

[I still care]

My guess is the rich heiress is helping wife #1 out with her pocketbook.