QQOTD: John McCain
“We are a country with a conscience.”
~ John McCain was an American politician and military officer. He served as a United States senator for Arizona from
January 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of
Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in
the 2008 election, which
he lost to Barack Obama.
McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958
and received a commission
in the United States Navy. He became a naval
aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft
carriers. During the Vietnam
War, he almost died in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. While on a
bombing mission during Operation Rolling Thunder over Hanoi in October
1967, he was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North
Vietnamese. He was a prisoner
of war until 1973. He experienced episodes of torture and
refused an out-of-sequence early release.
During the war, he sustained wounds that left him with lifelong physical disabilities.
He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to
Arizona, where he entered politics.
No matter what side of the aisle from one
might come, Senator McCain was a man of deep conviction, compassion, and
conscience – and he may be the last Republican politician who demonstrated his love
for country over party, as evidenced by the Senate impeachment hearings so far, at least as of January 25, 2020. After he passed away no vocal Republican
with love of country over party has yet to emerge.
How is McCain’s
claim true? False?
What in the
world has happened to the United States since November 8, 2016?
How can we
return to a time when opposing parties worked with each other and compromised to
promote government that is by the people and for the people?
Topical query:
Republican Senators: If you are listening, will you please at least
allow for witnesses to testify at the impeachment hearings?