You should see some of the garbage being trotted out by some folks. The tea party has some folks who should draw a check from the opposition
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Some do seem to have jumped tracks to Crazy Train, but opposition to McCain is in no way indicative of support of the Dems or the left in general. Same with opposition to establishment GOPers. GOP is not going to go anywhere with the current GOP leadership, so knocking them down & about is a necessary first step.
And McCain has a lot of garbage in his past to dig up, starting at Annapolis.
Did trump actually insult McCain's military service record, or did Trump do a fast rake over the coals of his public service record post military service?
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I have read transcripts, not seen the video, but I think Trump trod on his generative bits. Maybe not with a golf shoe, but enough to smart a bit.
This. Criticism of McCain's political career or his trading on his service/captivity do not alter his service record. I'm certainly no fan of or apologist for his "accomplishments" in the Senate.
He could have turned coat under suffering most of us never have to face, and didn't. Perhaps that experience somehow altered or broke him. Attacking him for it is foolish at best or vile and repugnant at worst.
Do read Schaumberg's POW article and then Unz's Tokyo Rose article. The POW deal looks pretty tight. Tokyo Rose less so, but still plausible.
Maybe the McCain war hero legend is real. It would not be the first time a feckless screw-up found sterner stuff inside and became hard under hard circumstances. But there are some veteran POWs who really,
really despise him. Sure, maybe THEY are the ones who broke and McCain is a convenient target/scapegoat. Or maybe McCain is deserving of their anger.
Either way, even assuming exemplary conduct on his part in VN, his behavior before and after makes me despise him.