None of them have ever worn a uniform in the defense of their country; none of them suffered in a Hanoi POW camp; none have ever been in Harm's Way in the defense of the nation!"
Sorry, but I am not a mind numbed robot for someone just because he was a POW. I wish we could all remember him for just that. I once met John McCain when he was a Conservative Republican at a state convention, took a picture with him, and thanked him for his service to this country. That was before he started flipping out. It is too bad that he will be remembered as a liberal political hack.
That record, while deserving of our thanks and recognition, in no way sheds light on whether he holds correct political positions, has integrity, or is even sane. We all know or have met Vietnam vets who have none of those qualities.
His military record is a fairly decent indication of what kind of a person he was at the time, and the experience may be useful to him in his work today, but it's no seal of approval of him as a person.
I don't really judge people based on what they were 30 years ago. I want to know what they are today.
With John McCain, I do not like what I see today.