I do NOT understand the near universal wrong headed idea that being a “war hero” makes ANYONE immune from criticism on any matter that is unrelated to how they became a war hero.
McCain being a “war hero” gives him no immunity for anything he said or did in politics.
Wuli wrote:
McCain being a “war hero” gives him no immunity for anything he said or did in politics.
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I love your post - it shows how emotion is the lazy person’s substitute for rigorous analysis.
According to that “war hero” line-of-thinking a person who later became a Serial Killer or a pedophile, etc. would be above reproach. Of course, that is just ridiculous.
And so are the cries of “hands off our hero”. If he is your hero that is YOUR PROBLEM.
So don’t go around trying to cleanse McStain of his serious faults by wrapping him in the flag. A bunch of jack-wipes got all warm and fuzzy about j0hn heinz-kerry using the same weak thinking.
Thanks for reading
Benedict Arnold was also at one time a “war hero”.