Senator John Mccain, a Man Among Men
by An assessment of the so called “maverick” Senator’s chances, to be the Republican nominee for President of the United States of America.
If you look very far in the distance of this 2008 marathon race for the Republican
nomination, you might just see Senator John Sidney McCain,III, on his figurative
white horse, with his sword in hand, riding to the rescue of the honor of the United
States of America, something he deeply believes in. Senator McCain was born in
the Panama Canel Zone, August 29, 1936. According to records, he graduated
from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 and the National War College in
1973, who better to fight for honor. He has been cited as a war hero by many, after
being held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict. His father and grandfather
were both four star Admirals. Senator McCain has been a United States Senator since
1986. He is married to his wife Cindy, they have seven children and four grandchildren.
One os his sons is scheduled to be sent to Iraq.
In the beginning of the campaign for the nomination, Senator McCain was the leader
of the pack, expectations were high, as he is a seasoned Senator and although he is
thought of as a maverick by many in his party, he is a smart, logical politican in many
ways. The Senator made a few missteps, ruffled a few if not many feathers, over
immigration, shook up his campaign staff and came down on the wrong side of the
Iraq war and the surge by some accounts, when the surge began, but has since been
proven correct, with the surge working to calm things down in Iraq, at the present time.
Never the less, Mr. McCain’s fortunes in the campaign race faltered, along with his
ability to raise the necessary cash to run a sustainable race. No money, no advertis-
ments, therefore no message and no exposure, creating a loss of momentum. Thus,
Senator McCain fell back in the polls to single digits and the pundits and talking heads
began to count him out.
But old soldiers never die as the saying goes, especially one who has a burning desire
to lead the country to a better place and one who, some feel woud have the best shot
at beating Senator Clinton or Obama in a general election. Also, Senator McCain is not
a quitter. Certain things must happen, naturally, for Senator McCain to triumph. First,
he must place a strong third or second, even better, in Iowa. Then he has to win in New
Hampshire, which he has done before. Currently he is three points behind Mr. Romney
there, which is a virtual tie for first place. The voters like McCain in New Hampshire, and
he may pull off a win over Mr. Romney there, even with Mr. Romney being the former
Governor of a neighboring state. Then it’s on to South Carolina, which may be a little
tricky, but if campaign funds start to come in, Senator Mccain may be able to win there
as well. If all these things come together, a small miracle could occur.
Three papers, so far have endorsed Senator McCain, the Boston Globe, which said that
“Senator McCain has done more than his share to transcend partianship and promote
honest discussion of the problems facing the United States.” The Des Moines Register of
Iowa, stated that “Senator McCain is the Republican candidate, it believes is the most
competent and most ready to go”. The Quad City Times of Davenport Iowa, also
endorsed Mr. Mc Cain.
With these endorsements coming in, Senator McCain’s credibility factor, as a strong and
able leader is starting to take and he is looking better and better against the rest of the
candidates, Mr. Huckabee might disagree, but time will tell. Senators Clinton or Obama may
have a real fight on their hands come November 2008. Should prove be very interesting.
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Post CommentSusan
On January 1, 2008 at 8:01 pm
A politician with honorable qualities recognized
EdRoberts
On January 3, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I gather we are supposed to elect John to be President because he is stubborn – wasn’t that part of the problem with Bush?
Stubborn in admirable in some cases; for instance I admire McCain’s ability to absorb a Commie arse whuppin’; but so what?
Stubborn is not so good when you will not give up the idea – as was his problem only recently – of giving 20 million foreigners, the right overnight, to legally apply for our jobs … then getting snippy with us for having the good sense to tell him no. Of course he just told us we were racist – funny though, those most hurt by that policy would have been our own American black brothers.
quiet voice
On January 9, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hi ER,
Thanks for stopping by. No you are not to elect Senator McCain because of his stubborness, you have to evaluate who will be the best president, if the system works this time, and choose accordingly. I think the republicans may nominate him because he is the elder statesman, as they did with Bob Dole. Stay tuned.
Johan T.
On September 4, 2008 at 11:43 am
I would love to tell you what I think about Senator John McCain.
I think he is playing little kids games, he should be afraid he might grow a tail.
Don’t tell me what Obama’s weakness is, tell your strengh. If you can not sell your self don’t try to make someone else look bad.
By the way, you want to continue the war right. If we can not take care of our selfs, we can not take care of others.
Spend the money in the USA not in Irak / Iran. Why are we there again, they didn’t find anything.
Nice move to get Palin as your right hand. Someone with family problems, someone with a sick child, is this your way of becoming the president. You are not going to do anything for the people with the same problems, you just put your money in your pucket. Don’t ever forget, we the people of America pay your pay check, you better make our lifes better, not like Mr. Bush because I only see a bad economy, lots of jobs lost, money spend in the war we don’t have.
quiet voice
On September 5, 2008 at 12:31 am
…Hi Johan, Senator McCain wants (now this may sound crazy, because his father is dead) to be President to please his dad, he felt he was a failure when he was captured, and never got over it. That is why he is trying to do anything to be elected President. It would atone for what he felt was a disappontment to his dad. I also think he has dementia, he can’t remember things, it is very scary.
Johan T.
On September 5, 2008 at 9:25 am
Pleasing the country is more than pleasing his dad.
Don’t tell me because you were a soldier and you got hurt you know how to run the country.
Don’t make people feel sorry for you. If I take all the people away form Senator John McCain all that is left is a rock star without fans. Is just someone that plays with the minds of our people like our president is doing right now.
Why do you want to fight in a different country if you can not even win the fight in your own.
Lots of hard working Americans are poor, lost their jobs have no insurance, have bad schooling because the books are out dated.
Stop, Please stop trying to make other countries better, make your own better
quiet voice
On September 5, 2008 at 5:37 pm
…Hi thanks for responding, I get tried of Senator Mccain assuming that we should make him President because he was in a p.o.w. camp, and they treated him badly. First of all i want someone who can think for himself, I am tired of “C” students like our current leader, Mr. McCain graduated fourth from the bottom in his class at the Naval Academy, maybe because of laziness, but I like thinkers, if they are to run the country.
The other thing is, if he is so much of a friend of the common man, why would he vote for ten years, against the raising of the minimum wage? Health care, one of McCain’s advisers said “let them go to the emergency room”. Very kind people. So Mr. McCain is going to divorce himself from his party, and we are to trust him for four more years, when the state of affairs in our country is abysmal under failing policies. Take care.
Johan T.
On September 7, 2008 at 6:45 pm
What will change if someone takes over from Bush with the same thoughts and Ideas. Where will we be in 4 years?
What will McCain do for this country. More lost jobs, more companies going to other countries, dollar will be even worth less.
Sounds so great doesn’t it.
people with money will get more, people without we don’t give a #@#% about.
quiet voice
On September 10, 2008 at 12:24 am
Hey Johan, Your questions are answered within themselves. I foum it downright amusing, that Mccain thinks he can get people to believer that he is the agent of “change just by saying it, Karl Rove’s theory. The fact that he choose Gov. Palin is a joke, the woman is under investigation for abuse of power and could be indicted for a crime. There is a divorce decree that is going to be unsealed and she may be named as a third party in a divorce, and other sundry things. Senator McCain was politically reckless in the choice and I think he is going to pay. If the American people are going to put this man in the White House, who I think has a touch or maybe more of dementia, it’s is really sad. Take care.
beingwell
On August 28, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Interesting view.