John McCain diagnosed with glioblastoma

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This is grim news. It's the same cancer that took Biden's son and Ted Kennedy.

Best wishes to him and his. 

His former colleague and opponent wishes him well.

 

 

[AUUSN 823]

One of our truly great Americans. I'm proud to have worn the same uniform.

[DKW 86 7,419]

Very sorry to hear. A rare American pol that eschews party over what is right.

[alexava 6,973]

Always respected Sen. McCain. 

[TitanTiger 20,481]

McCain caught a lot of flak over the years for being a "RINO" that I believe was unfair.  He was a throwback to a time when senators regardless of party were expected to work together with the other side and the trait wasn't considered a character flaw.  Sure, I wish he'd been more solidly conservative on some things, and I was never a fan of his degree of hawkishness at times.  But he seemed to overall be a principled man doing the best he could in a broken system.

I hope he's able to pull through on this.  Prayers go out to him and his family.

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7 minutes ago, TitanTiger said:

McCain caught a lot of flak over the years for being a "RINO" that I believe was unfair.  He was a throwback to a time when senators regardless of party were expected to work together with the other side and the trait wasn't considered a character flaw.  Sure, I wish he'd been more solidly conservative on some things, and I was never a fan of his degree of hawkishness at times.  But he seemed to overall be a principled man doing the best he could in a broken system.

Remember the time in '08 when he dared to defend Barack Obama when one of his supporters accused him of being an Arab? You could feel the air being sucked out of the room. That took integrity. I'm not too sure many Rs would have the guts to do that nowadays.

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I hope he's able to pull through on this.  Prayers go out to him and his family.

I'm hoping for the best, but his prognosis is extremely grim. This form of cancer is generally considered a death sentence. 

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1 minute ago, Bigbens42 said:

I'm hoping for the best, but his prognosis is extremely grim. This form of cancer is generally considered a death sentence. 

That's what I'm hearing.  Sucks.

[homersapien 11,371]

We can ill afford to lose him during these times.

It's getting to the point where you can count the number of Republicans with integrity on one hand.

[DKW 86 7,419]

1 hour ago, homersapien said:

We can ill afford to lose him during these times.

It's getting to the point where you can count the number of Republicans POLITICIANS with integrity on one hand.

FTFY...

[GiveEmElle 1,559]

This breaks my heart. 

[AUFAN78 3,894]

An American hero. Prayers to him and his family.

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[augolf1716 21,123]

 Great/wonderful man had the pleasure of meeting him a few times. 

[HVAU 673]

I don't agree with all of McCain's positions, but he is a good man and a real hero.  His life story is amazing.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

John McCain has now passed.  RIP Senator.

[AUbritt 611]

A great patriot. He will be missed. Here is the text of his letter to the American people that he wrote just before he died. Sorry for the weird formatting -- there was some advertising that got picked up when I copied it.

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My fellow Americans, whom I have gratefully served for 60 years, and especially my fellow Arizonians, thank you for the privilege of serving you, and for the rewarding life that service in uniform and in public office has allowed me to lead.

I’ve tried to serve our country honorably. I’ve made mistakes, but I hope my love for America will be weighed favorably against them. I’ve often observed that I am the luckiest person on Earth. I feel that way even now, as I prepare for the end of my life. I’ve loved my life, all of it. I’ve had experiences, adventures, friendships, enough for 10 satisfying lives, and I am so thankful. Like most people, I have regrets. But I would not trade a day of my life in good or bad times for the best day of anybody else’s.

I owe this satisfaction to the love of my family. One man has never had a more loving wife or children he was prouder of than I am of mine. And I owe it to America to be connected to America’s causes: Liberty, equal justice, and respect for the dignity of all people brings happiness more sublime than life’s fleeting pleasures. Our identities and sense of worth were not circumscribed, but are enlarged by serving good causes bigger than ourselves.

Fellow Americans, that association has meant more to me than any other. I lived and died a proud American. We are citizens of the world’s greatest republic, a nation of ideals, not blood and soil. We are blessed and are a blessing to humanity when we uphold and advance those ideals at home and in the world. We have helped liberate more people from tyranny and poverty than ever before in history, and we have acquired great wealth and power in the progress.

 

We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down; when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.

We are 325 million opinionated, vociferous individuals. We argue and compete and sometimes even vilify each other in our raucous public debates. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. If only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country, we will get through these challenging times. We will come through them stronger than before, we always do.

Ten years ago I had the privilege to concede defeat in the election for president. I want to end my farewell to you with heartfelt faith in Americans that I felt so powerfully that evening. I feel it powerfully still.

Do not despair of our present difficulties. We believe always in the promise and greatness of America because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit, we never surrender, we never hide from history. We make history. Farewell fellow Americans, God bless you, and God bless America.

 

[alexava 6,973]

Senator McCain’s mother, Roberta 106, is still alive! That’s amazing. 

[The Freak 2,528]

1 hour ago, alexava said:

Senator McCain’s mother, Roberta 106, is still alive! That’s amazing. 

Imagine being his mother and all she has been through in his life... she had to be tough.  Still does.

 

Rest in peace, Senator.

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43 minutes ago, AUDub said: