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"Honor" is not why liberals liked John McCain
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"Honor" is not why liberals liked John McCain

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Carl Beijer
Oct 01, 2018
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John McCain’s reputation as “honorable” emerged in 2000 in contrast to the politic, smooth-talking candidacy of George W. Bush. He maintained the posture of a gadfly throughout Bush’s presidency, and Democrats opportunistically praised him for it because they hated the president.

As Bush’s time in office came to an end and McCain emerged as the Republica…

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