TheLastManInAmerica

I respect what John McCain endured during his service of our country. He sacrificed 5 1/2 years of his life defending our country during Vietnam as a prisoner of war. These actions make him a hero.

But to use it to evoke sympathy for him and his campaign is low.

Having fallen under criticism for not knowing how many houses he owns with his wife Cindy, McCain countered on the Tonight Show by saying, “I spent 5 1/2 years in a prison cell, I didn’t have a house.”

To me this is pathetic. He’s side-stepping the criticism by reaching out for sympathy. “Oh, poor John. He was a POW, no wonder he can’t remember how many houses he has.”

Are we to expect him to keep this convenient excuse up his sleeve when he’s elected president? “The economy may be in shambles but we can’t blame McCain, he spent 5 1/2 years in a POW camp.”

In addition, if he is to play the POW Card on something as minute as this, how are we to assume he won’t pull it out in the future, when something more serious comes up?

While I respect what he’s done, this is shameless and really insults our intelligence to think we are so naive to believe such a lame excuse.

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