On this I can appreciate where he is coming from and in a way respect him even if I think he not thinking straight about these issues.
It is other things such as his alliances with the democrats and voting against the Bush tax cuts etc that I find it difficult to take.
Also, snuge, there is no comparison between being a prisoner of war and being an illegal combatant/terrorist dressed in street robes and blending is with civilians.
John McCain has no particular problem with torture. Let's stop kidding ourselves here.
This fine, even-tempered man has had this issue as his own personal mantle much like Maureen Dowd awarded Cindy Sheehan the "absolute authority" title for the loss of her son in Iraq. So too we should give John McCain, a fine, even-tempered fellow, the absolute authority for all things torture. He was a prisoner of war, and using lib logic, thus WE, ie you and I, have no right to say anything as we've not experienced torture.
The advent of water-boarding gives the fine, even-tempered John McCain some pause as this action is not viewed as "torture", in the traditional sense of the word. It didn't give him too much pause, however, as he carries the award of absolute authority on such mantles proudly and with little logic applied.
It is, after all, NOT about what's best for this country. It is about getting the fine, very even-tempered John McCain elected president.
Which is how God Himself has ordained.
This bothers me as well. As President, what would he do in a situation where hostages were taken? Would he have the fortitude to stand strong? Or would he instead be willing to quickly give up the farm in order to keep them from being tortured? I don't think he has what it takes to make the right decision in that situation.