Here are two notable statements from honorable opponents of Senator McCain:
Former president Barack Obama:
"John McCain and I were members of
different generations, came from completely different backgrounds, and
competed at the highest level of politics. But we shared, for all our
differences, a fidelity to something higher-the ideals for which
generations of Americans and immigrants alike have fought, marched, and
sacrificed. We saw our political battles, even, as a privilege,
something noble, an opportunity to serve as stewards of those high
ideals at home, and to advance them around the world. We saw this
country as a place where anything is possible - and citizenship as our
patriotic obligation to ensure it forever remains that way.
"Few
of us have been tested the way John once was, or required to show the
kind of courage that he did. But all of us can aspire to the courage to
put the greater good above our own. At John's best, he showed us what
that means. And for that, we are all in his debt. Michelle and I send
our heartfelt condolences to Cindy and their family."
Former President George W Bush:
"Some lives are so vivid, it is difficult to imagine them ended. Some
voices are so vibrant, it is hard to think of them stilled. John McCain
was a man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order."
It doesn't matter what Mr Trump, or one of his "Twitter Writers" tweet about McCain today, Trump will always be remembered by me as the man who said this despicable thing about McCain during his campaign:
"He's not a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured."
That amazingly stupid, cruel, and ignorant attack on a man of such quality and value as John McCain will never be forgotten and can't be made right by any Tweet today.
As a friend of mine noted, who do we want our children and grandchildren to use as a role model? I think the question answers itself.
John McCain has asked that Trump be barred from his funeral, and asked that Obama and W give his eulogies.
