John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81

[pgp_protector]

The Arizonan warrior politician, who survived plane crashes, several bouts of skin cancer and brushes with political oblivion, often seemed to be perpetually waging a race against time and his own mortality while striving to ensure that his five-and-a-half years as a Vietnam prisoner of war did not stand as the defining experience of his life.
He spent his last few months out of the public eye in his adopted home state of Arizona, reflecting on the meaning of his life and accepting visits from a stream of friends and old political combatants.
In a memoir published in May, McCain wrote that he hated to leave the world, but had no complaints.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/25/politics/john-mccain-obituary/index.html

 

[Tigger45]

R.I.P.

 

[TLK Valentine]

I didn't always agree with his politics, but I thank him for his service.

 

[mala]

I didn't always agree with his politics, but I thank him for his service.

going to echo this sentiment.

 

[Desk trauma]

Asked how he wanted to be remembered, McCain said: "He served his country, and not always right -- made a lot of mistakes, made a lot of errors -- but served his country, and, I hope we could add, honorably."

 

[chuckpeterson]

John, the Lord is with you as you rest in peace for all time to come.

 

[wing2000]

Our state and country will not be the same without him. Country first was not a slogan with McCain. He lived it.

 

[Go Braves]

Our state and country will not be the same without him. Country first was not a slogan with McCain. He lived it.

Spot on. He was a true patriot.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Rest in Peace, Senator McCain. Our country owes you a debt of gratitude for your tireless commitment to her. I may not have agreed with your politics but I've never doubted your patriotism and your tenacity is something to hold up to the world.

 

[Nithavela]

There goes one of the last righteous ones.

 

[dgiharris]

There goes one of the last righteous ones.

I may not have agreed with everything McCain advocated, but I never doubted his integrity or his sincerity for doing what he felt was right and best for America.

I just wish more of our politicians were more like him.

 

[TLK Valentine]

The last page of McCain's book -- nothing else can show what a good man we all lost:

 

[Drifter Kybe Scythe Kane]

A great man...really like the time when he said to that one woman talking trash about obama that what she said about him was false and that obama is a decent man. great service to the country from john mccain...one of the great republicans of i think all time. he led the republican party with honor and dignity...it's a shame he passed but all humans so far has eventually passed away.