Being true
I cringe every time someone says John McCain is a hero. Yes, that's true, and so are the rest of his fellow POWs along with those who made the ultimate sacrifice. At some point, we have to stop this hero-worship. McCain did what he was expected to do as a soldier and those who served with him, suffered alongside with him, all acted heroically, but they are not egotistical enough nor power-hungry enough to want to be the POTUSA. And those who served and suffered alongside with him, they have not been among the Keating Five.
Granted that McCain did rehabilitate his political career by transforming himself into the Maverick, was it truly a change from within, or was he just a good politician? He also did another about-face after Dubya got elected in 2000. For lashing out at the conservatives who demonized him to courting their votes. Is this a man stable enough to have access to nuclear weapons that can potential destroy the world? He has done all that he could do to realign himself so that he can win.
I'm all for winning, but only if that person is truly the most qualified person for the job. Imagine the International Olympic Committee giving the gold medal not to the guy who won the race but to the guy who tried the hardest or someone who was a POW. That was John McCain's reason for cheating and ultimately divorcing the mother of his children; the woman who remained faithful to him while he was a POW! His excuse for philandering was that he was suffering PTSD due to his experience as a POW. This is a man, with nothing else going for him in his life, who has been milking POW status for way too long. And among the women who he had extramarital affairs, one of which is the current Cindy McCain, whom he married before he was legally divorced from his previous wife.
If he hadn't been shot down while bombing Vietnam, we would have to examine his Navy career. So in McCain's hands, he lost 4 airplanes and one mishap. Can you imagine what our country would be like if an average Navy pilot caused that many accidents?! I normally don't hold people to such a high standard. I truly don't care if people commit adultery, that's an issue between those within their respective relationships. I only point out his because his party is holding everyone else to such a high standard. Imagine if Obama or Biden had been in the Navy, and they also caused as many accidents AND was palling around with those responsible for the Keating Saving and Loans debacle.
As Chris Rock joked about in his latest HBO special, Dubya has ruined this country to the point that even a black man can run for the Presidency. I hope Obama wins, not just because McCain is unqualified, reckless, and crazy, but because Obama is qualified and he can bring this country together to heal. The Republicans have been ruling this country for too long by dividing us. If these people hate government so much, they should stop running this country and make way for those who truly care.
Hopefully, there will be enough people who recognize McCain for what he is, the failure who is the quintessential politician, which I wouldn't mind if he has truly served this country instead of crashing planes and palling around with the same group of people who have been robbing us.
