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I think there is a very good chance he is still alive.
He did many traitorous things throughout his time in the senate, and I believe he knew something is/was about to happen. If we can define him as traitor, we can seize him and categorize him as an enemy combatant, and outfit him with a tight-fitting burlap sack over his head.
Every time he's moved, that burlap sack gets placed on his head with leg shackles and handcuffs. That might be too good of treatment for a traitor like him.
We need to build prison on the moon and staff it with robots and cyborgs that can't be bribed or show any empathy. That's where the likes of Hillary and MCcain should do their sentences.
Which Republican do you think is best able to carry on John McCain's legacy of country before party? In my opinion, the two Republicans most equipped to do this are John Kasich and Ben Sasse. Kasich is an extraordinarily successful governor who knows how to be a uniter (as opposed to a divider). And Ben Sasse has maintained a very conservative voting record while in the Senate, while also having the courage to criticize Trump. I certnainly hope that at least one of these gentleman decides to run for president in 2020.
Though I don't totally agree with you on what McCain stood for, I go agree Kasich is the most middle of the road Republican right now. Romney though not in office at this time is also pretty middle of the road.
Rather than ask which Republican is most likely to carry on the McCain legacy, a more appropriate question would be is there enough of a Republican base left that is receptive to McCain’s values?
John McCain wasn’t an isolationist or an ethno-nationalist.
Are there enough globalists/interventionists or whatever you want to call anti-isolationists left in the GOP to support the rise of another McCain?
My little bottle of Red Devil Hot Sauce told me that McCain is doing well in Hell.....He formed a coalition with LBJ and other dem friends to start a war in Hades......
Rather than ask which Republican is most likely to carry on the McCain legacy, a more appropriate question would be is there enough of a Republican base left that is receptive to McCain’s values?
John McCain wasn’t an isolationist or an ethno-nationalist.
Are there enough globalists/interventionists or whatever you want to call anti-isolationists left in the GOP to support the rise of another McCain?
To be honest, Bureaucat, I don't think there's enough of a Republican base that would be willing to support someone in the McCain mold. That said, I stand by my choices of Kasich and Sasse because of their extraordinary integrity and because they are two of the few Republicans never to kowtow to Trump in any way. Sadly, I do not think that Mitt Romney or Lindsey Graham is best positioned to continue the McCain legacy, as the former has vacillated like a yo-yo between currying favor with and criticizing Trump, while the latter has bizarrely turned into a Trump stooge. And while I really admire Jeff Flake, he's probably not the heir to the McCain legacy due to his decision to drop his re-election bid, which (IMO) seemed like he wasn't willing to fight for what the GOP once stood for. (I'll be the first to admit that Flake would've gotten crushed in the primary, but I was disappointed that he didn't seek re-election. Trump supporters say that one of the things they like about Trump is that "he fights," yet Flake wasn't willing to do even that.)
With the Democrat party embracing socialism and identity politics and the GOP turning into a white nationalist party devoted to worshiping Trump, my first choice would be for the Kasichs and Sasses of the GOP to join with the few moderate democrats left (like Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly) and form a third major political party. But I recognize that establishing a third major party would likely be even more difficult than altering the current direction of the GOP, which is why I would hope that more Republicans will have to courage to join Kasich and Sasse in their fight to preserve the McCain legacy.
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