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Wait Wut

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1. Admiration and respect are two different things.

Reply to SingleSeatBiggerMeat (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 01:14 PM

Oct 2012

I respect the man. I do not admire him. Granted, as far as Republicans go, I've agreed with him more than most. He seems to (normally) have more courage to stand up to the teaper nuts than the majority.

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I Still Admire Senator McCain... [View all] SingleSeatBiggerMeat Oct 2012 OP

Admiration and respect are two different things. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #1

Sarah Palin will always be your legacy. Flashmann Oct 2012 #2

What did he do again? All he did was to amass one of the highest record of Conservative votes... joycejnr Oct 2012 #3

I liked him much more when he was a persistent thorn in Shrub's side . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #4

Yes, we can thank John McCain for Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #5

I think he unfortunately erik satie Oct 2012 #6

I use to atreides1 Oct 2012 #7

For what? Crashing planes? nt valerief Oct 2012 #8

He was an incompetent pilot who got special treatment nichomachus Oct 2012 #9

incompetent pilot who got special treatment Flashmann Oct 2012 #13

Not only was his father an Admiral but so was his Grandfather. Sam1 Nov 2012 #18

He was the worst of the "Keating Five"......... thelordofhell Oct 2012 #10

I have never respected Senator McCain. bemildred Oct 2012 #11

I have no respect for him at all. Democratopia Oct 2012 #12

As a politician what has he done to better this country?? Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #14

As a politician what has he done to better this country?? Flashmann Oct 2012 #15

Did you ever read this '08 article? I highly recommend it. The real John McCain. left coaster Oct 2012 #16

Fail. He gets no more auto-admiration than hundreds of thousands of service members and vets libdem4life Nov 2012 #17