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Though I abandoned Sen. McCain many months ago because of his immigration stance, I shall always admire him for his principals. Say what you want, at least he's been true to his beliefs, albeit unpopular here on FR. He's also been a true stalwart on the Global War on Terror--never wavering about need to defeat the jihadists and, though mostly hated by FReepers, he was right on the need for overwhelming force as a strategy to win--which was discarded by Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfowitz and, initially, the president.

In my book he is a great American for what he did in Vietnam alone, no matter what I disagree with him on now adays.

There are not too many other candidates running who I feel that way about, probably Duncan Hunter alone. That doesn't mean these guys will win, or should win, politics is about the future as much as the past.

But I will always deeply respect McCain for the seven years he spent in hell wearing a US Navy uniform.

what you want, at least he's been true to his beliefs, albeit unpopular here on FR.

I do not agree. McCain has always been true to the liberal news media's beliefs -- quite consciously -- in order to get lots of attention in the news media. McCain has quite consciously adopted positions, usually bashing Republicans, calculated to maximize his publicity in the liberal news media. McCain's constituency has always been the liberal news media. Iraq is an exception, a very jarring exception.

The irony is that now that McCain is no longer useful for bashing Republicans, the news media is dropping im like a jilted lover in a bad affair. It is because the liberal news media no longer finds him useful for bashing the GOP that McCain is collapsing.

In my book he is a great American for what he did in Vietnam alone, no matter what I disagree with him on now adays.

You should research that view. His fellow POWs disagree.

http://www.usvetdsp.com/mccainpic.htm

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd59.htm