you know, this just illustrates how the word "traitor" is being thrown around here WAYYYYY to loosely these days.
If any RINO does not fit the word "traitor", it is John McCain.
Not that I agree with him on just about ANYTHING, but I will not call him a traitor, especially after his experiences in Vietnam.
I will call him a media hound, Dean Jr., the mad squirrel, but not traitor.
What ever respect and honor due the speech 'god' he himself is responsible for .issing it down the drain. POW or not this guy is out for himself and nothing else.
You can betray your political party without being a traitor to your country.
While I agree that he served this country honorably, and that his experience in Viet Nam was horrendous--none of that gives him the right to write unconstitutional legislation. The fact that way too many Republicans voted for his bill, IMHO, makes the whole bunch of them traitorous to the Constitution of the United States of America.
I'm with you Mike. I have many bad things to call and say about McPain but traitor is not and never will be one of them.
His experiences in Vietnam have been strongly questioned by some of the people who were there despite what the made-for-TV movie showed. His terrible treatment of the families of MIAs has gone far to undermine any Vietnam war "hero" status he may have held at one time. He reminds me of Kerry in the way he carried around a whole "I was in Vietnam!" display, including cardboard cutouts of him in uniform, during his last presidential bid. His exploitation of his Vietnam "experience" is certainly Kerry-esque, in my opinion. If he does decide to run, I hope we see a whole new "Swift Boat Veterans" kind of thing emerge to knock him down just as they knocked down Kerry. And rightfully so.
John McAin sure was a hero and a patriot in Vietnam just like Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in one game in High School.
I agree. He is not a traitor. Political hack, maybe. Traitor, absolutely not.
Benedict Arnold was at one time an American hero & Patriot, wounded in battle while an officer in the Continental Army.
People change!
Military service does not guarantee patriotism, nor does it give anyone a free pass from scrutiny for life.
John McLame's service in Viet Nam is commendable, but NOT a license for a free reign in perpetuity. Timothy Mc Veigh (on a lower magnitude) also served in the military and was honorably discharged. That service did not give him carte blanche for his future actions. As a member of the Republican Party which has worked for decades to gain majorities in both houses of Congress, McLame is AWOL on supporting the principal goals of the Republican Party!
How about "Traitor" to his party? The word "traitor" may still fit even if it's not "traitor to his country". I'm a conservative Republican and I say he was a traitor to me. And, unlike you I wouldn't say "media hound" but "media whore".
Past meritorious service does not excuse present behavior. Benedict Arnold was a great American general.
To give a more recent example: John Glenn is a thief and a traitor for stealing a seat on the shuttle at the taxpayers' expense. I don't care what he's done in the past--he is a traitor to his country for taking from her what is not his.
McCain, however, is a weasel and a traitor to his PARTY. I don't care about McCain's service, which is irrelevant there. He's stabbed the GOP in the back and cares not a whit about principle. And while I haven't called him a traitor to his country, given the choice between a free country and expanding his own political power, it's hard to imagine he'd choose the former given his recent votes to restrict freedom. And some folks would certainly view that as anti-American.
I agree. McCain is not a traitor, he's a Democrate.
I agree. McCain is not a traitor, he's a Democrate.
Where does it say anything about McCain as a traitor? A traitor to conservatives, yes.