(07-21-2017, 01:11 PM)Jamies_fried_chicken Wrote: He's one of 3 Republicans who I respect and think he hasn't lost all is credibility.

---

(07-20-2017, 06:15 PM)FBT Wrote: I've not been a fan of McCain's for a long time because his politics are as wishy washy as it gets.  He was arguably one of the weakest presidential candidates to win a nomination in my lifetime.  He ran an entire campaign in fear, and the end result was he got thumped.

That being said, I wouldn't wish what he's been diagnosed with on my own worst enemies.  I watched my father in law fight this for a year before it finally took him, and it's an utterly brutal, painful way to die.  From the sounds of it, he's got a particularly aggressive form of the disease, just as my father in law did.  

I do enjoy how our resident socialists/democrats feel the need to turn everything back on Trump.  He's living rent free in their heads right now.  The president issued a heartfelt statement on McCain.  He's capable of separating politics from the personal.  It's a shame others can't do the same.

 Trump called McCain a "Fake POW".

Not surprising a lot of the Trumpalites on here hate McCain's politics because he was one of the few republicans to call out Trump

He didn't call him a "Fake POW".  He just called into question the "hero" label, which was just another stupid Trump comment that probably sounded better in his head than when it came out.

Not surprising a leg humping Cankle lover would think otherwise.

Conservatives don't like McCain's politics because he sucked as a presidential candidate.  He sold out conservatives and ran to the left of center because he bought into the media hype that he was some sort of renegade.  The guy has zero political spine.

As far as his war hero record is concerned, I'm not going to call his credentials into question.  He spent years as a POW and whether he got any sort of special treatment or not, there were lasting scars as a result of his imprisonment that are worthy of hero status.

---