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Originally Posted by twitchyzero
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McCain was an interesting figure. I didn't like a lot of his policies or actions, but he often seemed to stand up for what he actually believed in. He was often considered far too liberal for the Republicans and often too conservative for the Democrats. I think what stands out most for me about him was when he was running against Obama back in '08 and was having a Townhall Q&A. His supporters were talking about how afraid they were of Obama possibly winning (*snicker*) and he very bluntly mentioned that Obama is a good man and that he would make a good POTUS and so forth. Basically he refused to go the dirt slinging route that many others would have done and he gained a lot of respect from me for that.
I think McCain represented an era of American politics that now seems pretty much dead, where respect was still held for your political opponents and you felt that despite their ideological differences they would still go out for a beer together after the debate.
Either way, RIP.