John McCain is Dead

[Deleted member 365]

Some great reading at the Wash Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...7793c0-a8cd-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

 

[Siro]

Whoever you are talking to must be on my ignore list

It's the poster formerly known as Hack. Now called Gas.

 

[Red]

Some great reading at the Wash Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...7793c0-a8cd-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

For those who can't get past the paywall at the Washington Post, here's the same article by Max Boot:

https://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/mccain-leaves-the-stage-when-us-needs-him-most-1.2270973

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Compared to what makes up the GOP these days he was pretty great. That says more about what a dumpster fire the Republican party is than anything though.

Honestly, outside of saving Obamacare last year I can't think of anything he did as a politician I agreed with. Still though, if the Republican party was made up solely of McCains we'd be better off as a country. For that alone he'll be missed. Not as a politician who accomplished great things, but as an adversary you could respect, someone who at least in his own mind had the best interests of his country at heart.

He's been one of the key figures in the military industrial complex. The dude is a warmonger

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

RIP Senator McCain. I'm glad I voted for you.

Your glad you voted for a guy who wanted to bomb nearly every country he could?

People's morals are so ****ed.

 

[The Midnight]

Gone 2 soon.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

He's been one of the key figures in the military industrial complex. The dude is a warmonger

He was a hawk who knew what we are up against. You are a poster on a board who knows next to nothing. With an opinion.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Hatch is gone too. Good men and women will replace them. Internet aside.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Hatch is gone too. Good men and women will replace them. Internet aside.

Lmao what a tool

 

[Zombie]

He's been one of the key figures in the military industrial complex. The dude is a warmonger

Yeah, nowhere in my post did I say he's a great guy. In fact I said I agreed with what he did as a politician exactly one time.

 

[♪alt13]

He's been one of the key figures in the military industrial complex. The dude is a warmonger

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kirchick-warmonger-20170809-story.html?outputType=amp

 

[Jonah]

Yeah, nowhere in my post did I say he's a great guy. In fact I said I agreed with what he did as a politician exactly one time.

What about McCain-Feingold? Although largely outdated, bypassed and/or overturned, at the time it was a solid good-faith effort at campaign finance reform and stemming the corrupting influence of money on politics.

 

[Zombie]

What about McCain-Feingold? Although largely outdated, bypassed and/or overturned, at the time it was a solid good-faith effort at campaign finance reform and stemming the corrupting influence of money on politics.

Good call, I was about to amend my post to bring up his support for campaign finance reform.

 

[colton]

For those who can't get past the paywall at the Washington Post

Protip: If you use Chrome, open Wash Post article in an incognito tab. The paywall doesn't exist that way. (Might work with other browsers also, not sure.)

 

[Deleted member 365]

This is just nuts to me. Why?

 

[gandalfe]

This is just nuts to me. Why?

Because Trump talked crap about him. Also because he stopped them from repealing Obamacare. Also because he lost.

 

[Rubashov]

While I don't support his politics, he was a giant, your country is worse off for his absence.

 

[DutchJazzer]

lol remember the days when media called him racist sexist. i do!

now that same media thinks he is awesome

 

[DutchJazzer]

lol remember the days when media called him racist sexist. i do!

now that same media thinks he is awesome

that is why we call it fake NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cowhide]

All people are flawed, I didn't agree with a lot of the stuff he supported but when someone dies it is best to let them rest in peace. Who am I to judge another persons life? My hope is that his family feels at peace and can find some comfort when dealing with his loss. He seems like his family loved him and in the end that is what really matters.