[Poetgal26]

I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service

[NormsRevenge]

Oh, I doubt that., he may just be treating his son the way his dad treated him.. and so on before that

thru thick and thin, many in his family have answered the call of their nation in times of war..and peace to.

I’m sure he is a proud father..

[princess leah]

No, I think he knows enough to respect their units by NOT parading them in front of the public.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service

You're either being very sarcastic or the biggest troll I've ever seen.

[Republican Wildcat]

That's a pretty outrageous thing to say. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[Oztrich Boy]

Which probably only says something about you.

[rabidralph]

I’m not a McCain fan but I’m sure he’s quite proud of his son, and all his kids, and would not exploit his son’s service for political gain.

[Polybius]

I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service

That is really a disgusting statement.

John McCain's grandfather, John S. McCain, Sr. was a combat veteran.

John McCain's father, John S. McCain, Jr. was a combat veteran.

John McCain was a combat veteran.

Now, John McCain's son is a combat veteran.

Has it ever occurred to you that, in such a family, going to war to defend America is not something you brag about in public but is something that you do as an expected duty?

In the current war, McCain has done all that he can possibly do to win it, including supporting the Surge strategy that is now winning the war at a time when Rumsfeld was dead set against it and George W. Bush was meekly following Rumsfeld's lead and when opposition to that Surge strategy was devastating McCain in the polls.

You, on the other hand, seem to want to help Barack Obama lose that war by posting slander about John McCain being ashamed of his son's military service.

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Published December 27, 2006 ..... Novak: McCain's 'aggressive surge' stance backfiring ........ conservative columnist Robert Novak suggests that Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) "aggressive" push for a U.S. troop expansion -- or "surge" -- in Iraq may be costing the top 2008 GOP contender in the polls, especially when matched against another presumed front-runner, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). "The decline in the polls of [McCain], as measured against [Clinton], reflects more than declining Republican popularity ......... "It connotes public disenchantment with McCain's aggressive advocacy of a 'surge' of up to 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq

"I understand the polls show only 18 percent of the American people support my position. But I have to do what's right, what I believe is right and what my experience and knowledge and background tells me is the right thing to do in order to save this situation in Iraq ... In war, my dear friends, there's no such thing as compromise. You either win or you lose." - Sen. John McCain's reaction to the Iraq Study Group Report, 2006

[SFC MAC]

Negative. He doesn’t want his kid to be targeted for scrutiny. He’s simply respecting his privacy and knows that drawiing attention to his lineage would create a needless distraction. His son is in a war zone and that’s where his son’s focus should be.

[The_Republican]

He just doesn’t pimp out his kids like Klintons. I am ashsmed of your post though.

Would love to read some of your poetry. Have never read anyone from a Heartless poet before.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service

Why would you wonder that? The proudest parents aren't always the ones who brag the loudest.

[Salvation]

**I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service**

Good grief, no. He wants him to remain anonymous. After all, it is a war. Let him serve his tour of duty and then come home.

I bet McCain is extremely proud of his son!

[derllak]

Hang in there, Poetgal! I understood what you were saying was not in a malicious way. Boy did you get jumped on pretty quick! I hope you didn’t get too many bumps and bruises. I think people just took it the wrong way. :)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I wonder if he is ashamed of his son and his service?

Welcome to Free Republic, where the Perpetually Pissed will take an honest question and try to turn you into Satan himself. Please do not let it bother you and please realize that those that are so quick to go on the attack are usually hiding some sort of inadequacy. The favorite attack is either being called a leftist or a troll, just don’t pay any attention to these people.

Hey attackers, what ever happened to the benefit of doubt?