I didn't see where this had been posted, so I'll go ahead and do it.
I did not vote for Senator McCain in 2008, but I have always respected the guy. (I've long said the same of the late liberal Paul Wellstone, whom I disagreed with on virtually every issue and yet who I admired for his willingness to stand up to Pres Bush on roaring into Iraq).
For those who don't know - the prognosis on this is NOT very good at all. It is a terrible and ghastly way to die, something I would not wish on my worst enemy. And while I'm a firm believer in God and prayer, the fact of the matter is that in all probability this is going to end badly. As my brother the news producer said (and he has no medical training but he's reported enough things to pick up bits of knowledge here and there), even if one assumes low staging, the fact is that McCain is 80 years old and spent 5 1/2 years getting beat up in the Hanoi Hilton.
The most repugnant thing I've seen so far is a Trump supporter on my Facebook who posted that lie about McCain being pardoned by Nixon for treason. Most of what I've seen has at least been minimally encouraging.
I realize this nation's politics can be toxic, but I would hope there would be a line drawn by decent people everywhere. I've always thought of McCain as a guy who answered duty when it called and paid a horrible price for his service, even though I never felt that service entitled him to the Chief Executive office. I do sincerely hope perhaps against hope for a speedy and full recovery.
I've told my favorite McCain story here, but here it is again.
In 1988, GHW Bush selected Dan Quayle for the VP slot, a selection considered an embarrassment at best and a scandal at worst. McCain was chosen because of his reputation for integrity to go on those morning news shows and shill for the assets of Quayle. McCain basically went on one of them and suggested that the 41-year old Quayle might help draw female voters (can you even imagine someone saying this nowadays?). When he got off the air, Republican aide Torrie Clarke told McCain that he needed to present a stronger case for Quayle, whom McCain had served with on the Armed Services Committee. McCain retorted, "Torrie, I know three things about Dan Quayle: he's good looking, he's a scratch golfer, and he's dumber than (feces). I went with his strength."
And that was that.
I did not vote for Senator McCain in 2008, but I have always respected the guy. (I've long said the same of the late liberal Paul Wellstone, whom I disagreed with on virtually every issue and yet who I admired for his willingness to stand up to Pres Bush on roaring into Iraq).
For those who don't know - the prognosis on this is NOT very good at all. It is a terrible and ghastly way to die, something I would not wish on my worst enemy. And while I'm a firm believer in God and prayer, the fact of the matter is that in all probability this is going to end badly. As my brother the news producer said (and he has no medical training but he's reported enough things to pick up bits of knowledge here and there), even if one assumes low staging, the fact is that McCain is 80 years old and spent 5 1/2 years getting beat up in the Hanoi Hilton.
The most repugnant thing I've seen so far is a Trump supporter on my Facebook who posted that lie about McCain being pardoned by Nixon for treason. Most of what I've seen has at least been minimally encouraging.
I realize this nation's politics can be toxic, but I would hope there would be a line drawn by decent people everywhere. I've always thought of McCain as a guy who answered duty when it called and paid a horrible price for his service, even though I never felt that service entitled him to the Chief Executive office. I do sincerely hope perhaps against hope for a speedy and full recovery.
I've told my favorite McCain story here, but here it is again.
In 1988, GHW Bush selected Dan Quayle for the VP slot, a selection considered an embarrassment at best and a scandal at worst. McCain was chosen because of his reputation for integrity to go on those morning news shows and shill for the assets of Quayle. McCain basically went on one of them and suggested that the 41-year old Quayle might help draw female voters (can you even imagine someone saying this nowadays?). When he got off the air, Republican aide Torrie Clarke told McCain that he needed to present a stronger case for Quayle, whom McCain had served with on the Armed Services Committee. McCain retorted, "Torrie, I know three things about Dan Quayle: he's good looking, he's a scratch golfer, and he's dumber than (feces). I went with his strength."
And that was that.