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A man who asks the two men who defeated him for the Presidency to deliver his eulogy is... (Original Post) Cattledog Aug 2018 OP
....one of the classiest acts I've ever seen. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1
An American Patriot. redstatebluegirl Aug 2018 #2
Devoted to the Democracy Zoonart Aug 2018 #6
And worked to normalize relations with Vietnam Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #3
The Last Republican Patriot RainCaster Aug 2018 #4
+1 Coventina Aug 2018 #16
the act of a honorable decent man. CatMor Aug 2018 #5
An emotionally secure man, trusting in Ilsa Aug 2018 #7
Trying to be a bridge builder as a final act. lostnfound Aug 2018 #8
despite everything, with this last act, a good man. librechik Aug 2018 #9
someone who puts his country before his ego. femmedem Aug 2018 #10
Someone who has learned the Hard Way that sometimes, we lose things in life, Volaris Aug 2018 #11
Big Hearted Achilleaze Aug 2018 #12
He served his country. He loved America more than a party or even people. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #13
A Lesson For Us All NickPeace Aug 2018 #14
a gentleman and a statesman. firstwife Aug 2018 #15
a great man. nt raccoon Aug 2018 #17
almost as classy in old age as his former wife Carol delisen Aug 2018 #18

Soxfan58

(3,537 posts)
3. And worked to normalize relations with Vietnam
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:52 AM
Aug 2018

After they tortured him. Thats a man who has the class to not hold a grudge

Ilsa

(64,431 posts)
7. An emotionally secure man, trusting in
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:55 AM
Aug 2018

the goodness of others.

And everything else replied above.

Volaris

(11,742 posts)
11. Someone who has learned the Hard Way that sometimes, we lose things in life,
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 11:28 AM
Aug 2018

And that being your best and true self, means not being overly pissed off about that. It means that his Id, Ego and Superego were in good balance by the end of his experience here with us.
And if for no other reason, I commend him for that.

It was a nice touch that he got to shove a dagger into the Ego of a 'man' for whom those things are clearly NOT in any kind of balance whatsoever.
Well played, Senator

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. Big Hearted
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 11:41 AM
Aug 2018

and surpassingly wise enough to take his final dump on Dirty Donny, the ignoble republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

 

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)
13. He served his country. He loved America more than a party or even people.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 11:44 AM
Aug 2018

He was a true public servant.

delisen

(7,398 posts)
18. almost as classy in old age as his former wife Carol
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 02:46 PM
Aug 2018

The fact is John McCain behaved horribly in some major arenas and events in his life and dishonorably in other major arenas.



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