A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty
(OMG!! this article is amazing, below are only a couple of captions but there are so many to chose from)
big up to Rolling Stone for this one...
John Sidney McCain III and George Walker Bush both represent the third generation of American dynasties. Both were born into positions of privilege against which they rebelled into mediocrity. Both developed an uncanny social intelligence that allowed them to skate by with a minimum of mental exertion. Both struggled with booze and loutish behavior.
Few politicians have so actively, or successfully, crafted their own myth of greatness.
McCain was not only a lousy student, he had his father's taste for drink and a darkly misogynistic streak.
"He was always on probation. The only reason he graduated was because of his father and his grandfather — they couldn't exactly get rid of him."
He voted against honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a national holiday in 1983 — a stance he held through 1989. He backed Reagan on tax cuts for the wealthy, abortion and support for the Nicaraguan contras. He sought to slash federal spending on social programs, and he voted twice against campaign-finance reform.
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