For Whom The Bell Tolls
“The characteristic phrases of McCain’s campaign — “we must serve a cause greater than our self-interest” and “I’d rather lose an election than lose a war” — have a Hemingway-influenced undercurrent. Life has taught him not about hope so much as perseverance, not about optimism as much as a beautiful fatalism which breeds its own determination…”
“If the presidency is an office that is earned through personal sacrifice for your country, then John McCain should be taking the oath of office next Jan. 20. He is an outsized but understated American hero. What other politicians pretend to be — courageous, tough, and battlefield tested — John McCain really is….”
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“If the presidency is an office that is earned through personal sacrifice for your country, then John McCain should be taking the oath of office next Jan. 20.”
Sure. But *is* that how we “earn” the office? Or is it based on some other qualities, too?