John McCain served our country in Vietnam and was subject to horrific torture as a POW. Since then, his career as a Republican senator has been undistinguished, to be charitable.  He calls himself a "maverick," primarily because he opposes his own Republican Party.  For example, he voted against the 2001 Bush tax cuts, probably because Bush beat him in the 2000 primaries. His major legislation,  McCain-Feingold, intended to restrict political contributions by corporations and others, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.  The Dems complain about this in every election because they do not want businesses to contribute to Republicans. Lately, McCain seems more unhinged than usual. First, on Sunday, April 9, he blamed the Trump administration "partially" for the chemical attack on civilians by Assad in Syria because the administration sent "mixed" signals to Assad.  This is preposterous. Second, on...(Read Full Post)