Final Craft: McCain

          With elections slowly crawling around the corner it is extremely important that voters

              acknowledge as much as they possibly can about the next potential president.

 

         John McCain is the Republican nominee for president in this years 2008 election which will be

              held this November.  John McCain has a phenomenal record of leadership and experience that 

              embodies his unfaltering lifetime commitment to service. John McCain was first elected to the

              U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982. John McCain has been the driving force 

              behind the fight for reforming Washington, eliminating wasteful government spending, and 

             strengthening our nation’s armed forces. John McCain’s reform agenda to reduce federal spending 

             and lower taxes quickly elevated him to statewide office and he was elected to the United States 

             Senate in 1986, after serving two terms in the U.S. House. While in the Senate, McCain was 

             persistent in stating to Congress that they needed to put an end to loopholes for special interests

             and fix the broken system in Washington. McCain felt that the system often allowed lobbyists

             to waste tax payer money therefore earning him his reelection with nearly 77 percent of the vote.

 

 

         John McCain comes from a family that deeply values duty, honor and service of country.

             As the son and grandson of distinguished Navy admirals, John McCain had a similar path to

            conquer. John attended college at the United States Naval Academy, and launched a 22-year 

            career as a naval aviator upon his graduation. He continued the McCain tradition of service to            

           country passed down to him from his father and grandfather when he asked to serve in the Vietnam               War.   On July 29 1967, John narrowly survived the first of many near-death experiences during his               lifetime while preparing to take off on a bombing mission over North Vietnam from his ship, the USS             Forrestal.  A missile accidentally fired from a nearby plane struck the fuel tanks on John’s plane and             created a deadly inferno aboard the ship. John barely escaped the fiery disaster that killed 134 men,             injured hundreds more and destroyed 20 planes. John spent much of his time as a prisoner of war in             solitary confinement, aided by his faith and the friendships of his fellow POWs. When he was finally              released and able to return home years later, John continued his service by regaining his naval flight              status.

 

                 Senator McCain’s last Navy duty assignment was to serve as the naval liaison to the United States          Senate. John retired from the Navy in 1981. His naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star,                    Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Today John McCain’s lifestyle is                  extremely different,   Senator McCain now has seven children and four grandchildren. McCain                        currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Cindy.