Posted on 08/25/2018 5:29:14 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
John McCain, a giant of the Senate who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades, died Saturday at the age of 81.
McCain’s death from brain cancer came more than a year after he announced he had the condition in July of 2017.
His family announced Friday that he had chosen to discontinue medical treatment for an aggressive gioblastoma because the “progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age” had rendered “their verdict.”
The news prompted an outpouring of tribute and sympathy from Republicans and Democrats alike, a testament to the respect McCain built among colleagues in both parties despite his habit of calling them out during clashes over politics and policy.
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Requiescat in Phlegethon John McCain.
...*with tongue in cheek*..I'll agree
Remember always John McCain was an honest-to-Putin war hero and Cold War ace: He, alone of every other man rated a pilot, was singly and highhandedly responsible for getting shot down in, burning up, ejecting from, crashing or destroying five enemy (er, US Navy) planes!
finally!
Bribe-taking Felon of the Senate.
Im sure the democrats will do like they do with all repubs, condemn him
I didn’t either. My mom always told me if I couldn’t say anything nice about someone, to not say anything at all, so I won’t say anything at all. 😁
Amen
As a Vietnam veteran, I will never criticize his service as a naval aviator, which included 23 combat missions over Vietnam. His congressional record was another matter. He was a disaster for the GOP and the country.
He deserves a military burial...in Ho Chi Min City
Ted Kennedy also died August 25th
Ole Ted is 9 years sober today !!!
I like your post, it mirrors my own feelings.
should have done 10 years in federal prison for
accepting bribes from charles keating.
Morphine drip can be manipulated by self
Or family. Think what you may.
I could care less about John McCain or his family. All I am interested in is who the Governor of Arizona is going to appoint to filling the remainder of the McCain senate term. It better be a “Trump” supporter, no McCain wife or daughter..period!!! I hope within the hour a new Senator has been appointed. The citizens and voters of Arizona have gone far too long without a Senate representation, because the Governor would not remove McCain, therefor leaving Arizona without a voting senator...SAD!!!
Now comes the judgement, which none of us will avoid.
should have done 10 years in federal prison for
accepting bribes from charles keating.
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He should have hanged for aiding and abetting jihadi war criminals in Iraq and Syria.
The left loved him when he was a maverick, then they hated him when he ran for the presidency, then loved him again when he lost.the presidential election.
I’m no fan of him, but I’m still offering up prayers for his family and friends. That’s all I’m going to say about it.
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