John McCain's Sons ( Archived) (411)

Talk about putting your most valuable where your mouth is!
You see character is what's shown when the public is not looking.

There were no cameras or press invited to what you are about to read about, and the story comes from one person in New Hampshire .
One evening last July, Senator John McCain of Arizona arrived at the New Hampshire home of Erin Flanagan for sandwiches, chocolate-chip cookies and a heartfelt talk about Iraq . They had met at a presidential debate, when she asked the candidates what they would do to bring home American soldiers, soldiers like her brother, who had been killed in action a few months earlier.
Mr. McCain did not bring cameras or press. Instead, he brought his youngest son, James McCain, 19, then a private first class in the Marine Corps about to leave for Iraq . Father and son sat down to hear more about Ms. Flanagan's brother Michael Cleary, a 24-year-old Army First Lieutenant killed by an ambush a roadside bomb.
No one mentioned the obvious: In just days, Jimmy McCain could face similar perils. 'I can't imagine what it must have been like for them as they were coming to meet with a family that Ms. Flanagan recalled, choking up. 'We lost a dear one,' she finished.
Mr. McCain, now the Republican nominee, has staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability to Iraq . What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son, who spent seven months patrolling Anbar Province and learned of his father's New Hampshire victory in January while he was digging a stuck military vehicle out of the mud.
Two of Jimmy's three older brothers went into the military. Doug McCain, 48, was a Navy pilot. Jack McCain, 21, is to graduate from the Naval Academy next year, raising the chances that his father, if elected, could become the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower with a son at war.
I chose to share this with those who I believe will pass it on, to others who will pass it on. We hear so much inflated trash out there. How about a simple act of kindness and dedication to others placed above oneself?
Has anybody heard of Barak Hussein Obama serving in The American Armed Services?
From Barak's book, Audacity of Hope:
"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
HE DID NOT SAY HE WOULD STAND WITH AMERICANS,YET HE MAY BE COMMANDER IN CHEIF!

Interesting... Adds another bit of info to chew on.

Actually, his beliefs are why many are comparing him to the part of the Bible that states: "And a charismatic man will arise out of the East"...or is that Nostradamos' predictions...well, anyway, it's supposed to be a bad thing that's part of the Apocalypse...and it's what he's being compared to these days.

Yeah...hmmm...do we really want a man as Commander In Chief of this country who would not stand with our soldiers (and he would not), and who doesn't salute our Flag? I always have to wonder WTF people are thinking here. (Oh, they're democrats...they're not thinking.)

Good post. But, you may get in trouble for the above. That's not supposed to be out in public...

I think it's good that McCain supports his son's decision. With his power he could have ensured his son would never have gone to that region yet he did nothing to give his son unfair advantage. That says alot about his character and his belief in our chances for continued success and closure in that area.

More than can be said for George W.

I begining to love McCain more and more.

this one needs to be bumped, often

Just wait.... I'm sure there'll be some "feedback".....