For those who want to impugn John McCain by transferring their malice towards President Bush to Mr. McCain, I must say the Mr. McCain is nothing like President Bush. That much is evident even beyond the borders of the United States.
Mr. McCain has dedicated his life to the service of the United States, even to the point of placing his service to the country over his own life. Remember, he was given the option of being released as a POW because of his father's position. He chose to remain a POW until ALL POW's were released. That is a mark of dedication, integrity and honor. It may have been 40 years since those events, but he has consistently shown that same dedication, honor, integrity and service to his country over those 40 years.
Further, Mr. McCain is well known for his bipartisan dealings with liberal Democrats. One of the key arguments against McCain by Republicans is that he is too liberal and too likely to carry out key points of the liberal agenda. However it may be seen by die-hard Republicans, it should be clear that McCain is willing to support any idea that he sees in the best interest of the nation, regardless of whether those ideas are initiated on the Democrat or Republican side of the House.
It should also be noted that McCain's length and breadth of service gives him the knowledge, experience and perspective to make intelligent decisions regarding the future of the country. When you compare Mr. McCain's record of service against any other potential candidate, nobody else can show show such a longstanding record of dedicated and ethical service, nor can they show a record of his willingness to accept ideas from across the aisle that would be beneficial to the nation.
Obama barely has a record of public service, his motives and integrity are subject to question due to his church's questionable radical political agenda and his campaign appears bereft of concrete proposals to deal with the nation's foreign or domestic concerns. By any measurable standard, Obama pales in comparison to McCain's lifetime of dedicated, honorable service to the country.