You conveniently forgot to mention that ‘convervative’ McCain is on his second marriage (to a rich lady ala John Kerry). I guess nowadays multiple marriages are the ‘accouterments’ of a conservative lifestyle. (your spelling - not mine). Sounds like something ‘Cooter’ of ‘Dukes of Hazard’ would say, huh?
An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural.
Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural.
accouterments or accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth. Archaic The act of accoutering.
Dictionary source: Dictionary.com
McCain underwent treatment for his injuries, including months of grueling physical therapy,[56] and attended the National War College in Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. during 1973–1974.[54][18] By late 1974 McCain had his flight status reinstated,[54] and in 1976 he became commanding officer of a training squadron stationed in Florida.[54][18][57] He turned around a mediocre unit and won the squadron its first Meritorious Unit Commendation.[56] During this period, the McCains' marriage began to falter;[58] he would later accept blame.[58]
McCain served as the Navy's liaison to the U.S. Senate, beginning in 1977.[59] He would later say it represented "[my] real entry into the world of politics and the beginning of my second career as a public servant".[54] McCain played a key behind-the-scenes role in gaining congressional financing for a new supercarrier against the wishes of the Carter administration.[60][56]
In 1979,[56] McCain met and began a relationship with Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona, the only child of the founder of Hensley & Co.[58] By then McCain's naval career had stalled;[61] it was unlikely he would be promoted further,[56] because he had poor annual physicals and had been given no major sea command.[61]
His wife Carol accepted a divorce in February of 1980,[56] effective in April of 1980.[22] The settlement included two houses, and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments resulting from the 1969 automobile accident; they would remain on good terms.[58] McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980.[13] McCain retired from the Navy on April 1, 1981,[62] as a captain,[63] and headed west to Arizona
From Hot Air Blog:
Mr. McCain has largely maintained a code of silence about his son, now a lance corporal, making only fleeting references to him in public both to protect him from becoming a prize target and avoid exploiting his service for political gain, according to friends. At the few campaign events where Lance Corporal McCain appeared last year, he was not introduced.
The McCains declined to be interviewed for this article, which the campaign requested not be published. “The McCain campaign objects strongly to this intrusion into the privacy of Senator McCain’s son,” Steve Schmidt, a campaign spokesman, said in a statement. “The children of presidential candidates in this election cycle should be afforded the same respect for their privacy that the children of President Bush and President and Senator Clinton have been afforded.” (To protect Lance Corporal McCain in case he is again deployed to a war zone, The New York Times is not publishing recent photographs of him and has withheld some details of his service). …
Two of Jimmy’s three older brothers went into the military. Doug McCain, 48, was a Navy pilot. Jack McCain, 21, is to graduate from the Naval Academy next year, raising the chances that his father, if elected, could become the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower with a son at war.
The fruit does not fall very far from the tree.
Here is a list of all his children. Note that Senator McCain’s mother, still alive at 96, was an oil heiress.
Father: John Sidney McCain, Jr. (Admiral in US Navy, b. 17-Jan-1911, d. 24-Mar-1981)
Mother: Roberta Wright McCain (oil heiress)
Sister: Sandy McCain Morgan
Brother: Joe McCain (stage actor, b. circa 1942)
Wife: Carol Shepp (model, dated 1963-65, m. Jul-1965, div. 2-Apr-1980)
Son: Doug McCain (stepson, commercial airline pilot, b. 4-Oct-1959)
Son: Andy McCain (stepson, vice president at Hensley & Co., b. 12-May-1962)
Daughter: Sidney McCain (works in music industry, b. 2-Sep-1966)
Wife: Cindy Hensley McCain (liquor heiress, m. May-1980, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Meghan McCain (journalist, b. 23-Oct-1984)
Son: John Sidney McCain IV (”Jack”, serving in US Navy, b. 2-May-1986)
Son: James McCain (”Jimmy”, serving in USMC, b. 21-May-1988)
Daughter: Bridget McCain (adopted in Bangladesh from Mother Teresa’s orphanage, b. 21-Jul-1991