Quote of the day:
Witness Obama’s words on McCain this week: “Few of us have been tested the way John once was, or required to show the kind of courage that he did. But all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own.
At John’s best, he showed us what that means.” Sometimes people you’re competing against win. If you do your best and someone else is better this time, good for them. If you screw up and lose when you should have won, or sacrifice more than you should have along the way, shame on you. John McCain played the hands he was dealt and made the best of the situations in which he found himself from the Hanoi Hilton to campaign trails to the U.S. Senate. John McCain knew what mattered and why. “I don't mind a good fight. For reasons known only to God, I've had quite a few tough ones in my life. But I learned an important lesson along the way: In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test.” And what he fought for was: “our founding conviction that all people have equal dignity in the eyes of God and should be accorded the same respect by the laws and governments of men.” John McCain chose to win with courage, not cunning. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity to act despite our fears.” John McCain chose to connect with others and always to “give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place.” And to “show respect to all people and grovel to none.” John McCain lived his values, refusing to abandon his fellow prisoners in North Vietnam when offered a way out, refusing to abandon the high road on the campaign trail, refusing to go along with his party or president when he thought they were wrong. Whether you agree with his positions on issues or not, whether you agree with his personal choices or not, John McCain provides a whole range of leadership examples worth following - and honoring.
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