John McCain stained his family’s name. I voted for him (really Sarah), but he was a lousy candidate. I’m not going to say that he wasn’t a hero, but he was over there, instead of Cowards (like Clinton) getting out of America.
The final assessment of a person is often measured by how they finished the race (life).
When McCain put his thumb down he spit in our face simply for spite. There was no rational reason he would vote against a bill he and his allies in congress had previously supported.
It was all about McCain and his hatred/jealousy of Trump. It had nothing to do with his principles, the constituents who voted for him, the country, his party, or anything else.
That vote, his miserable treatment of Palin, and his participating in the dossier is his legacy for me.
McCain sacrificed and suffered greatly for his country, and through that part of his life, he was a hero. There are a bunch of folks that try to tear that down, but I will not. However, his political career has been filled with betrayal, corruption, and even treason. Like Benedict Arnold, he was a hero who betrayed us.