War, honor and John McCain

By James Carroll | Monday, September 8, 2008 | The Boston Globe

“…McCain spoke to me of his prison experience 12 years ago. He did so reluctantly. Honor requires such reticence. Alas, now pressed by his political handlers, McCain cheapens that experience in ads, and by using it as cover. When Jay Leno recently joshed him about his many houses, for example, he cited ‘5 1/2 years in a prison cell. I didn’t have a house.’ It is sad to see John McCain dishonor his own core value in this way, but it is clear why he does so. Nothing else qualifies him to be president….”…BS

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