Yeah, but why are WE honoring John McCain?

[shanny]

38. I agree completely and I don't get it.

The man was deeply flawed, at best. We only like him at all because he hated Rump ...and how much of that was due to the fact that Rump did what he couldn't, and disparaged him in the process?

The fact is McCain was a f@ck-up at Annapolis and didn't get bounced because of his family. He was a sub-standard pilot who kept his wings because of his family. He got shot down over Hanoi because his ambition outweighed his obedience to orders. He was tortured...but not after the North Vietmamese "discovered" who he was. He said himself that his survival depended on who he was. He did turn down early release...but so did all but 12 of the other POWs. And he would have had to denounce the US and declare himself a war criminal to get it. It would have mortified his family (that so distinguished family) and ended his career.

His record in government speaks for itself: in most cases he talked mavericky and voted the party line.

Do I hate the man? No, now that he's gone: there's no point. R.I.P.

Will I call him a hero, or lionize him? No, I will not.