Sam Johnson, Congressman from Texas (a true American patriot) was a former POW in Vietnam. I worked on Sam’s first campaign; I’ve seen his twisted fingers that are a result of the torture he endured. I can assure you that Sam is nothing like McCain. McCain’s temper issues are of his own making. Don’t blame his POW status for that.
Sam Johnson ought to be running for President, were age not a consideration. One of the very finest.
“Sam Johnson, Congressman from Texas (a true American patriot) was a former POW in Vietnam. I worked on Sam’s first campaign; I’ve seen his twisted fingers that are a result of the torture he endured. I can assure you that Sam is nothing like McCain. McCain’s temper issues are of his own making. Don’t blame his POW status for that.”
I totally agree with you. Many years ago I was fortunate enough to become a friend of the late General Harold K. Johnson, former Army Chief of Staff and former prisioner of war. For 43 months he was a prisoner of the Japanese and a survivor of the Bataan march. At the time of his capture he was a Lt Col. That he rose to four star rank and became the Chief of staff after all of that abuse was a tribute to the man’s character. He was a gentle, but strong man until cancer took him away.
It’s sad that many have never heard of Sam Johnson and his genuine heroism. I guess Dims like Kerry, Webb, and Murtha and RINOs like McCain and Hagel are the only veterans that get recognition from the media. Many people don’t know about Duncan Hunter’s war heroism either.