John McCain - Rest In Peace

[Bernie Brewer]

This one hurts. It’s odd as deaths of politicians don’t usually bother me. Regardless of what our Presidebt says or thinks, John McCain was an American Hero, both as a solider and as a politician. He was one of the last true Republicans and one of the few who stood his ground.

This is my opinion and I have no interest in debating it.

And, oh by the way, Cancer sucks!

[Hornsby]

This one hurts. It’s odd as deaths of politicians don’t usually bother me. Regardless of what our Presidebt says or thinks, John McCain was an American Hero, both as a solider and as a politician. He was one of the last true Republicans and one of the few who stood his ground.

This is my opinion and I have no interest in debating it.

And, oh by the way, Cancer sucks!

Agree 100%...he had his faults, we all do. But in the end, he was an enormously decent man who was a rare breed in Washington.

[Fresno Bob]

Agree 100%...he had his faults, we all do. But in the end, he was an enormously decent man who was a rare breed in Washington.

didnt always agree with him, but you knew he had principles, and that he was a true patriot

[DMT]

Yep, I certainly disagreed with a lot of his decisions, but he served his country with honor and dignity, RIP.

[Sour Masher]

It is my sincere hope that our politics return to having men and women of principle and dignity like McCain rise up to lead again. I didn't often agree with him, but I always respected him. Just how lucky we were to have a man like him serving the country has never been clearer to me than in the moment we now find ourselves. The only solace I take in his passing is that the legacy of honor and integrity he leaves behind will eventually greatly outshine the vileness and callousness of the trolls who seemed to hope for this moment, and the man they so blindly serve they would stoop so low as to besmirch a dying life long servant of our country, and revel in the passing of a hero.

[revo]

John McCain was a true American hero. RIP.

[madducks]

Politics was his job, but unlike other politicians he didn't let that job get in the way of building relationships with his rivals. Maybe he took Don Corleone's advice to heart and kept his friends close and his enemies closer. John McCain once took on Hillary Clinton in a drinking contest. It was at a restaurant in Estonia in 2004, during a congressional tour. Both politicians managed four shots of vodka. The rules were unclear, but Hillary, McCain's one-time political rival, was declared the winner, according to the restaurant proprietor.

We can all learn from John McCain. RIP.

[madducks]

John McCain requested that former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush deliver eulogies at his funeral and that current President Donald Trump not be invited. McCain gets in the final shot.

[Teenwolf]

Washington Post reports Trump rejected a planned White House statement praising John McCain for his service in favor of a BS tweet. Pretty predictable from this childish buffoon.

I think McCain has both great and awful moments in his public service life, but is ultimately worthy of heaps of praise and respect for the high points. Setting the tone of civility at the highest level of government by airing such childish personal grudges in public is absolutely pathetic and degrading to your country. Sad.

President Trump put the kibosh on a White House statement that praised John McCain as a “hero” — and instead decided to issue a tweet that only mentioned the late senator’s family, a report said Sunday.

An official West Wing statement that commended the Vietnam war hero for his service to the nation was drafted by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Chief of Staff John Kelly before McCain’s death on Saturday, according to The Washington Post.

But Trump nixed the idea, insisting that he’d like to issue a tweet instead, the paper reported.

“My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!” Trump tweeted on Saturday.

https://nypost.com/2018/08/26/trump-...mccains-death/

[B-Fly]

While I always thought his maverick/moderate/bi-partisan rhetoric wasn't matched by his legislative record, I do respect the heck out of his military heroism and sacrifice and his personal decency. He will be missed, particularly as decency has become far too scarce.

[Fresno Bob]

my biggest issue with McCain is two words, Sarah Palin

[B-Fly]

my biggest issue with McCain is two words, Sarah Palin

I view that and the Keating Five S&L scandal as the two biggest stains on his record.

[Mithrandir]

Wasnt he a warmonger?

[Teenwolf]

"Bomb-bomb-bomb... bomb-bomb Iran!"

He was a literal cheerleader for the military industrial complex. But he's not a major outlier in that regard.

[Gregg]

"Bomb-bomb-bomb... bomb-bomb Iran!"

Is that to the tune of Smoke on the Water?

If yes is that a thing or did you just make that up.