No reasonable person will disagree that serving in the military goes along with giving up many personal freedoms, and subscribing to a regimented system of order and discipline. A reasonable person would also not disagree, then, that serving in the Senate requires honesty, integrity, and freedom from memory loss.
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Openly Old Lawmakers Should Not Be Allowed to Serve in the U.S. Senate
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Bob R
“…serving in the Senate requires honesty, integrity, and freedom from memory loss.”
I think that would result in a very empty senate chamber.
Cam
I was shocked at this report when I watched the show last night. After showing that McCain had said a few years ago that if the Joint Cheifs of staff said gays should serve, that they should be listened to (Back when he never thought they would say that) Stewart then showed McCain attacking them for saying that DADT should be repleased just a day or so ago, after he showed that, Stewart completely broke out of “Entertainment mode” around the 3:40 mark and basically just called McCain a dick with a completely serious tone. I think the days of McCain being invited on the Daily Show are over.
John Stewart has been fantastic about keeping DADT and Marriage in the news!!
romeo
McCain showed admirable courage in Viet Nam. He also was right-on with his fight in the Senate to limit campaign contributions, and the resulting unfair political influence. I respect him for those things. But his day is done. It’s time for him to retire to his treadmill. He’s out of his time now.
Cam
No. 3 · romeo
McCain showed admirable courage in Viet Nam. He also was right-on with his fight in the Senate to limit campaign contributions, and the resulting unfair political influence. I respect him for those things.
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If McCain’s father hadn’t been an admiral he wouldn’t have gotten shot down in Viet-Nam, somebody who graduated bottom of their class in the academy wouldn’t have been allowed to be a pilot, additionally, he had already crashed three planes before his tour in Viet-Nam so once again, somebody with that record wouldn’t have been flying over there. As for his fight to limit campaign contributions. That crusade came about after he was caught up in the Keating 5 Bribery scandal, his family used to take free plane rides and vacation with Keating on his dime, etc… so he had to become a campaign finance crusader to try to save his reputation. The interesting thing however is that he ignored the spirit of his own law while running for president…so Campaign reform was so important to him that he decided to ignore his own law. What he went through in Viet-Nam was aweful, but no more aweful than all the other prisoners of war, and in no way excuses his bigotry and hypocricy when it comes to gay rights and campaign reform.
romeo
@Cam: Thanks for the info. Had no idea about all the back story. In any case, his generation is pretty much done, and it’s time for him to move aside. When I see him on TV it seems obvious that it’s just ego that keeps pushing him. That’s not what the country needs.
Cam
No. 5 · romeo said…
When I see him on TV it seems obvious that it’s just ego that keeps pushing him. That’s not what the country needs.
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So true
amazingpenis
What a great analogy!
hyhybt
“serving in the Senate requires honesty, integrity, and freedom from memory loss”
Honesty, integrity, and freedom from memory loss are good things to have in the Senate, so long as you know when to put them away.
soul_erosion
I’m so hoping Arizona voters will finally put an end to McCain’s far-too-long career and that the opposition political ads reveal this blatant flip flopping & hypocrisy. I think some of you may enjoy Maureen Dowd’s New York Times editorial here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/opinion/03dowd.html?scp=1&sq=Gay%20Line&st=cse
and many of the 319 comment posts that show a good cross section of the American public support of DADT repeal. Several of posts reduced me to tears.