McCain Is Not a Terrible Person

I'm going to take a minute to clear the political air. It's not secret that I am a democrat, a liberal, and an Obama supporter. But let's take a breath here, and realize what we're actually doing.

I flat out do not agree with anything that McCain says. I don't agree with his policies, his politics, his morals, or any number of things. I do, however, respect McCain for his service and sacrifice for America. I don't believe him to be a terrible person. I think, at heart, he's a good person, with different ideas of right and wrong for the country than I have.

I just don't think that his service should be the only qualifier. In the not so recent past, past Presidents Kennedy, Carter, Dole, Ford, and many others all served in some branch of the armed services, and while admirable, they did not fall back onto their service as a shield when things went awry for them.

Senator McCain should be respected for his service, to be certain, but I really think we ought only judge the man's ability to run the country by his public record, not by smear.