Questioning John McCain’s Fitness

Oh great. Now some moron is going to try an use this “revelation” to try and make it sound like John McCain is not fit for office. For the record, this post is not an endorsement of John McCain, I can’t do that just yet. I do think, however, that the very thought that he is “unfit” simply because he is receiving a tax-free disability pension is ludicrous.

Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a “disability pension” from the Navy.

When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return.

On Monday, McCain’s staff identified the retirement benefit as a “disability pension” and said that McCain “was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW.”

So? What’s the problem here? John McCain served his nation with honor and great distinction. He was taken prisoner and served five-years in a POW camp under the worst of conditions. He was injured physically and psychologically. Who cares if he can hike the grand canyon. He suffered a great disability while serving his country. Why is it so hard for people to feel that we owe men like him a debt of gratitude?

While John McCain might be a little more unpredictable than a computer memory upgrade, I hardly think we need to question his fitness.

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