I wonder how much being a great American makes him a terrible Republican?

Wow - snarky and without content - great comment! Once again changing my mind with your logical arguments...

Public figures now have to go through certain rituals of abasement and flattery with anyone who's been in combat. This is due to Democrats repeatedly putting forward people like Cleland or Murtha or Kerry (or the Jersey Girls, or Sheehan) and saying, in effect, "If you DARE to ask any probing logical questions, we will wave the bloody shirt and claim you are chickenhawks denigrating real vets!"

It's a good tactic when you don't have any actual program that people want to vote for.

I, on the other hand, am not a public figure. I can say what I think. I think McCain was a heroic serviceman, but he is NOT a great American. His loyalty is mostly to the King of McCainlandia.

(In case it wasn't clear, I was denigrating Andrew's snark, not you having just referenced a substantive piece by Hugh...sorry if that wasn't clear...)