I’m with pp above. McCain got a lot of advantage from his position- look st his daughter’s career; now she is on the View making $$$$. We have all seen her and she is not someone who would have that kind of fame and fortune based on her own appearance, talent, or intellegence.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get you OP. I may not agree with many of the policies of people like John McCain or Bob Dole but I admire and honor their patriotism and the way they devoted their lives to public service. I am sure many traditional conservatives feel the same way about the late Daniel inouye. They are American heroes. I would add that while McCain was a traditional Republican with a fairly predictable voting record he had many close friendships with Democrats. He may have fought Ted Kennedy on many issues but they were dear friends. Same with joe Lieberman, Amy klobuchar, Tammy Duckworth, Chris coons, angus king. He worked on campaign finance reform with Russ feingold.
He did have a conservative voting record but he also supported letting gays serve in the military and argued passionately for an end to gerrymandering

Lots of examples of Democrats who respect, admire and who worked with John McCain for decades

We look at things differently. I very much object to the glorification of public service as a "sacrifice." It really isn't. It's a vehicle for advancement as much as the pursuit of a C-suite or a law firm partnership, for instance. Especially for families whose social position and wealth is already cemented and require no additional fortification (see Kennedys). It may not offer financial rewards but at McCain's level, it certainly offers a thrill of power like no other. I mean do you admire people who "devoted" their lives to electrical engineering? To grass cutting? To weather forecasting? Everyone's gotta do something, everyone picks out what they think will agree with them. No one picks a career because it's a "sacrifice." Public service is no different.

I extend the same lack of reverence to the Democrats you mention - so what if they are friends with McCain? Is their opinion some sort of seal of Good Housekeeping? They are players in the same power game, who got into the halls of Congress with similar motives (Ted Kennedy! Please!). Many CEOs are good friends - what of it?