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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 9, 2008, at 12:36 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> The Forrestal incident was not his fault.  He just happened to be
> sitting in the plane at the time of the incident and was lucky to  
> escape
> death.  I swear the guy has 9 lives.

His behavior at that event was the negative. He ended up sitting in a  
safe place while others risked their lives to save the ship and their  
comrades.

  The man certainly has flaws, but I believe the John McCain of
> today is a decent guy.  He should have been nominated in 2000  
> instead of
> Bush, but he wasn't Republican enough.  I think he would have been a
> good president 8 years ago, certainly better than Bush, but I think he
> is too old now.  McCain certainly would not have sat in a room of
> schoolkids while the WTC burned.  I think his country first motto is  
> his
> personal motto of redemption, not just his campaign motto. It is a
> personal reminder to him that he spent the first part of his life
> putting himself first, and now, it should be country first.  Will he
> manage to do that all the time?  Of course not.  He is a politician,  
> and
> politicians are slippery and waffley.  I do think he is trying,  
> however.

Bev, I applaud you for taking the time to do the research and  
thinking. I wish all voters would do as much.

As for McCain, he is a modern tragedy. He once held himself to high  
ideals and a strong sense of honor. The dirt done to him in South  
Carolina ruined his chance to be president. Today he is frustrated and  
angry and vacillates between doing what he thinks is right and doing  
what Rove's disciples tell him is necessary. The vacillation does not  
serve him well.