John McCain still talks every day with his former cellmates from the Hanoi Hilton. He is obsessed with cell phone usage, but does not surf the internet, and does not use email. He is an early riser, and has so much energy that in Congress he earned the nickname "White Tornado" by working a relentless schedule. He is into fruit trees and birds. He keeps binoculars and bird books at the ready in Sedona. His pet collection includes two dogs, two turtles, a cat, a ferret, three parakeets and 13 saltwater fish.
Cindy McCain is also a bit of a maverick. She visited Mother Teresa's orphanage in Bangladesh, and came home with McCain's seventh child, without talking to McCain about it ahead of the decision! (That sound like something my wife would do, except that nowadays it's just goats she brings home, for the most part).
Even in prison, McCain played to the bleachers, shouting obscenities at his captors loudly enough to bolster the spirits of his fellow captives. He was elected by his fellow captives to be the entertainment officer, chaplain, and communications officer. Medal of Honor winner, Bud Day, was a former cellmate. He says McCain's POW experience "took some great iron and turned him into steel."
All of these tidbits were lifted from a lengthy AP story in today's Rocky Mountain News
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His love for his country is without question. I'm just concerned about some of his positions. Ugh.
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