John McCain is a true hero, and that isn’t just the sort of platitude assigned anyone who has ever served in uniform.
He really, truly is.
He sacrificed himself in very tangible ways to preserve the lives, morale, and dignity of the POWs held captive along side him in Vietnam.
He could have gone home many times, saved himself so much torture and years of captivity, but he did not. He showed absolute honor and courage.
Not to cheapen this, but it is now important to compare this to Barack Obama’s recent performance.
Obama would not denounce Reverend Wright’s anti-American racist hate speech. He made excuses for it, then said he could not disown Reverend Wright any more than he could disown the black community.
And then he disowned the black community.
Obama finally disowned Reverend Wright, but not because of what the reverend said about his country, but because of what the reverend said about him. Reverend Wright said Obama was just saying what politicians had to say, and that was what finally did it for Obama. As Obama kept insisting in his press conference, Reverend Wright had disrespected him and what he was trying to do with his campaign. It was the ultimate act of self-interest and selfishness.
Comparing the heroism of John McCain to the opportunism of Barack Obama is like comparing night and day.
Man, is that a load of crap.