At one time, there was a Republican Senator that I could have gladly voted for the office of President.
Although Conservative, he easily worked across party lines, and played a major part in helping this country run . He understood compromise and consensus and valued it above hard line ideology.
His name is John McCain .
Then, like so much of our country, he was ruined by W Bush, and the John McCain that I had once considered voting for did not show up . Instead, a new, worsened-by-Bush ideologue showed up in 2008 to run for president, with a desire to continue the wars we were in without end, and even starting new ones. A man who actually thought that trickle-down-economics, (Aka Voodoo Economics, AKA Horshlt economics , AKA Reganomics) was working, even tho the facts bore out that our country was about to fall off into another abiss likeunto the one in from 1929 - 1941, and pushed the same policies that got us into that one. Worse yet, he demonstrated his lack of leadership by choosing a complete bimbo for his VP running mate. He lost, and has been kinda sulking around since then, licking his wounds , and , well, in general, being an azz.
However, in the last few months , I have noticed he seems to be coming more and more back to his old self in trying to get the country in a better place. Now, it seems , others have noticed it as well.
What they call "Maverick" , I just call using good sense, but this article seems to suggest he is back.
Lets hope so, and maybe once again , we can have some statesmanship in the Senate , and get away from this tebagger obsession of tearing our country apart.
Here's to you John McCain , I hope you return fully to your old 'maverick' self , and return , like some others who have lost their bid for president, to work for the good of the country.