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bucolic_frolic

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37. Heartfelt patriotism with a large perspective on life
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 07:58 AM
Aug 2018

He almost sounds like Obama, and it is remarkable that those two saw some of the same things in America, an unbridled belief in the country's ability to triumph over adversity. We are too vast and diverse to succumb to autocrats.

RIP John McCain. A life well lived.

Powerful leftieNanner Aug 2018 #1
What a fine goodbye. nolabear Aug 2018 #2
+ 1 red dog 1 Aug 2018 #33
I don't care how one feels about McCain's politics, his grace and courage shines through... hlthe2b Aug 2018 #3
Hey Trump: "Rebut that, Butthead!" lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #4
Powerful words, just when saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #5
... Tiggeroshii Aug 2018 #6
Me too. Very powerful backtoblue Aug 2018 #24
And there you have the measure of this man... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #7
This has brought me to tears. montana_hazeleyes Aug 2018 #8
In death he had great class, elegance, wisdom, compassion, circumspection. calimary Aug 2018 #9
But.... S. Palin.... or can we order off the a la carte menu ? magicarpet Aug 2018 #19
I was trying to accentuate the positive but YES your point is calimary Aug 2018 #42
A very fine statement. n/t MBS Aug 2018 #10
Now that is how you do it. Well done, Sir. Shaddox Aug 2018 #11
I love the line... Peachhead22 Aug 2018 #12
K and R Mosby Aug 2018 #13
What a fine message mcar Aug 2018 #14
"...Not of blood and soil... Do not despair of our present difficulties..." That brought me to tears Hekate Aug 2018 #15
Now that is a Hail and Fairwell sarge43 Aug 2018 #16
Now that is beautiful! Initech Aug 2018 #17
That was a wonderful message. Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2018 #18
k&r DesertRat Aug 2018 #20
Very moving goodbye. gademocrat7 Aug 2018 #21
Wonderful. He led a wonderful life. A good guy. Farewell, Senator. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #22
Thank you for posting this... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2018 #23
And the Wheel turns. WheelWalker Aug 2018 #25
Final words of wisdom! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #26
... orangecrush Aug 2018 #27
I can just hear his warm, gravely voice in that letter. Thank you for posting this. sandensea Aug 2018 #28
That was a hell of a fuck you to Trump. sunonmars Aug 2018 #29
My eyes are sweating. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2018 #30
Mine too kpete Aug 2018 #31
+ 1 red dog 1 Aug 2018 #34
Hawkish to the end. joshcryer Aug 2018 #32
Yesterday's "Face the Nation" was entirely about John McCain red dog 1 Aug 2018 #35
That was beautiful. I normally don't cry. Az_lefty Aug 2018 #36
Heartfelt patriotism with a large perspective on life bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #37
The difference being that... kentuck Aug 2018 #39
Goes without saying bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #41
I'm definitely going to bookmark this one! kentuck Aug 2018 #38
kick kentuck Aug 2018 #40
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