August 13, 2008
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McCain's Affair
Many people know the story of John McCain's seven-year Veitnam P.O.W. experience in which he was tortured and refused to leave without his fellow soldiers. However, few know of a marriage that survived those seven years only to fall apart upon his return to the U.S. "After McCain's dramatic homecoming from Vietnam, the couple grew apart. Their marriage began disintegrating while McCain was stationed in Jacksonville" (link). Within a few years of his return, McCain and his wife Carol had separated.
In 1979, five years after his rehabilitation, McCain filed for divorce, and the divorce was confirmed the following year. The settlement included two houses for Carol (link).
A month after the divorce was finalized, McCain married his current wife, Cindy. Because McCain had gotten married so shortly after his divorce, this raised suspicions that McCain became involved with Cindy before the divorce had been finalized, something to which McCain admitted to.
John McCain once said of this divorce, "Marriages can be hard to recover after great time and distance have separated a husband and wife. We are different people when we reunite....But my marriage's collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at the war. The blame was entirely mine." (link)
A Huffington Post article included recent quotes from McCain's ex wife: "Carol insists she remains on good terms with her exhusband, who agreed as part of their divorce settlement to pay her medical costs for life. 'I have no bitterness,' she says" (link). "'My marriage ended because John McCain didn't want to be 40, he wanted to be 25. You know that happens...it just does.'"
Could you ever vote for a candidate who openly had an affair?
Comments (22)
Definitely. Think of some of our most effective presidents--FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton. . . to say nothing of Founding Father George Washington. Their affairs are none of our business.
could you vote for a human? as far as i can tell, that's all we have running. Cheney might be an alien, but we weren't really voting for him anyway.
if you didn't, no one would ever vote for anyone then.
its a sad but true fact; cheating is extremely common, even in the most public of figures.
Definitely not if there were a good alternative. Family values are tremendously important. We are far too ready to excuse jerks! I'll never understand how Bill Clinton survived in the White House! And the public never really knew about JFK's sexual playing the field while in office.
We may vote for such people but God has a higher standard for humans (including those in high office).
I dont think so, but I suppose I should not judge.
Well, I won't be voting for the other guy, so yea. And besides, this affair had a legitimate reason for happening. That doesn't make it right, just a little more understandable.
I could...but I would be hesitant to. It depends on how long ago it was and if they changed.
It seems as though the only people vying for any type of candidacy anymore (ever ?) are people with tarred morals.
I will say, however, that I would be more willing to vote for someone who was forthcoming with his or her pitfalls than someone who attempted to pay off the media such as John Edwards.
Yes, I could
there are two side to every story..............the question is, could someone vote for someone that is for full abortion and gay marriage? I lean on the lesser of the evils, if there was actually one..........again two sides to every story.........either or, given the choices, I'll choose the more biblical one.........if that makes any sense?
I think it would depend on how bad the other candidate was. In SOuth Africa our president elect has six wives and numerous girlfriends. He was acquitted last year of raping a mentally challenged HIV positive young girl. At best that makes her a girlfriend.
Well, his credibility and morals are in question...but he handled the scandal well, I have to say, and I'm NOT A MCCAIN FAN.
so this has nothing to with your entry, but I think I saw you at church today.
Family affairs is riots , i can't believe he does well in politics for country's affairs.
@nylhsa3 - Nice! Good sermon, eh?
@Umnenga - Whoa that is a bad candidate!
@thevertigopoet - It's too bad we're often stuck with the lesser of two evils but that's all we got sometimes!
@pedrothepoet - yep it was, and he referenced one of my favorite verses. Matt. 7:3
I'd vote for Bill Clinton if he ran again. -Jason
why would his private love life have anything to do with the way he will lead this country?
Yes. Although such things can have a degree of influence on my decision to vote for a candidate, it's certainly not the most important one I consider! Unless obnoxious or outrageous, a candidates personal life should be just that~personal and private.
Regardless of our rank, office, position, or station in life, we are all only human. We all make mistakes or do things of which we are not proud. In my opinion the important things is what we do following those mistakes or bad judgements.
What I do in my personal life has nothing to do with my professional life. Although some are~and should be~held to a higher standard than others, they are still only human.
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