Did McCain betray his country? How could McCain think he was being disloyal to the country? How could Palin think she was being disloyal to the country? I think of loyalty in the personal sense first as in family and friends. Other people are free to think what they want. Look up loyalty. It can get complicated.
“Did McCain betray his country”
Yes.
“How could McCain think he was being disloyal to the country?”
He took an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution and violated it.
He took money from the enemy to cover up POWs.
He sides with Juan Hernandez.
” I think of loyalty in the personal sense first as in family and friends. “
You can define it that way for you. Stop defining it down for others.