There are some rotten assholes who went to war, and a lot of great Americans who never served.
And vice-versa
When it comes to McCain, I didn’t agree with him on everything — certainly not the Iraq War
But it was obvious to me, even as a college freshman voting in my first election ever that his love for country was deep and sincere
Obama said some great things on the campaign trail but he was also an unproven quantity, all things to all people, and his following felt cultish
So: I voted for McCain
Still don’t regret that vote at all
He had more patriotism in his little finger than most are ever likely to have
R.I.P.