Yamlight: John McCain

John McCain is another Republican candidate. He is considered somewhat of a radical amongst some members of his party. Yes yes, that sounds a lot like Rudy in my previous post, and I apologize for posting 2 Republicans in the same night, but rest assured, both were picked at random and statistics dictate that eventually I’ll stop posting about moderate Republicans.

McCain served in Vietnam, big time. He almost died due to an accident while stationed on an aircraft carrier. If that wasn’t a big enough deal for ya, he was also a POW for about 6 years. After his first year he was offered a chance of getting out due to his father’s high station in the military, but he refused to leave until everyone else in his prison was released as well. Because of this he suffered 5 extra years of beatings and physical trials.

McCain supports reforming the rules concerning campaign financing. He favors gun control, legalizing illegal immigrants, and he initially was against Bush’s tax cuts. These issues, amongst others, have given him his reputation as a more radical Republican. However, like most Republicans, he is pro-life, supports the death penalty, and is in favor of the privatization of social security.

McCain sees about half of the issues as I do. I strongly respect him as a person because of his strong moral convictions during his status as a POW, but I’m confident that such actions would reflect well on him as a leader. Though he isn’t exactly my first choice as a Presidential nominee, there are many people I would be displeased to see getting passed the primaries over him.