I am tired of people cricizing one of the few heroes I've ever had. As a child, I was devastated by the end of the Vietnam War, the way the soldiers were mistreated and the offensive way the hippies all acted. I was 7. Guess I was born a sock hop girl at heart.
So as an adult, I discovered John McCain years ago. I read an article about his being a POW in Vietnam, in the very Hanoi Hilton that idiot-Jane Fonda declared a palace for prisoners. I have always hated Jane Fonda, I considered her an idiot by the time I was 11. When McCain wrote a book (yes yes, WITH someone helping him write, God forbid anyone work WITH other people), I of course grabbed it up the very first day. And I loved every moment of his book. I find it difficult to believe that anyone could read Faith of My Fathers and not like John McCain. He is not a bragger, or boastful in any way about himself. Actually, he makes fun of himself and he points to so many of his mistakes and shortcomings as a person. He admires others for being intelligent, patriotic, and strong, yet he fails to boast of those very things in himself.
I would not call him a humble man, but perhaps one aware of humility.
I love the fact that McCain stands up to anyone he feels is wrong, and that he admits it when he is wrong. Unlike so many Americans today, he feels a sense of responsibility to his country, his fellow citizens, and his family. So many people love to point and bitch and moan about the flaws in others, never admiting their own flaws, never putting a foot forward to support what is just instead of what they want.
I don't care what any of my friends think about Republicans, or female Vice Presidents whose daughter is pregnant, or pro life or just about anything else. I am voting for a real man, one who has survived our nation's past with dignity and strength, and one who faces our future wanting to work together instead of continuing to split us all apart. You may not believe John McCain is capable of those things, but then again, you do not know John McCain. Or you would never, ever doubt him. He will make the world a better place if you only allow him the chance. He has the IQ, the desire, and the wiseass attitude to get it all done. I wish our own citizens would respect him as much as countless leaders and citizens of other countries do. I wish people would learn to have faith in him, as he has in us.
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