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2008-04-06 Home Front: Politix

McCain Is Vocal on War, but Silent on Sons Service

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Posted by Steve White 2008-04-06 00:22|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Instapundit comments:

No doubt he can expect an endorsement from those antiwar types who have criticized the Bush daughters for not serving in Iraq.

Posted by Mike 2008-04-06 07:06|| 2008-04-06 07:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Remarkable that he has not exploited his son's service for cheap political purposes. Recently I heard McCain quoted as saying "My country owes me nothing, and I owe it everything."

I am beginning to think he is unfit for national office.

Posted by regular joe 2008-04-06 08:37|| 2008-04-06 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, at least they waited till he returned from Iraq to tell this, unlike the Press and the Prince.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-06 09:50|| 2008-04-06 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Compare and Contrast to Cindy Sheehan.

If McCain get it straight about the border and amnesty, and wakes up on global warming being a hoax, then he will have me (and a lot of others) fully on board. Because stuff like this convinces me his heart is in the right place, but his his still has a ways to go.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-06 10:30|| 2008-04-06 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 It's stories like this-- the dedication to duty, the sacrificing for your country, the sense of honor and integrity evident in all of this-- when compared to the petty bickering over race and what not going on in the Dem party, that could well propel McCain to a decisive victory in November.

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-04-06 11:14|| 2008-04-06 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree, NOT using his son's service as a political ploy is definitely a plus in my book, Meanwhile Hillary is shilling Chelsea as hard as she can, the comparison works greatly to McCains favor and Hillary's detriment.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-04-06 15:10|| 2008-04-06 15:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Because stuff like this convinces me his heart is in the right place, but his ~~his~~ head still has a ways to go.

(preview is your friend)

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-06 15:14|| 2008-04-06 15:14|| Front Page Top

#8 He can act human, unlike the donks, that's not gonna hurt him in certain circles.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-04-06 22:26|| 2008-04-06 22:26|| Front Page Top

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