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Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:11 PM Aug 2018

John McCain is discontinuing medical treatment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-john-mccain-battling-brain-cancer-is-discontinuing-medical-treatment/2018/08/24/bfd2ca3e-a7af-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html?utm_term=.e480bcd8feb9



hTheir statement said McCain, who turns 82 this week, had surpassed expectations for his survival since his diagnosis last July of glioblastoma, a terminal form of brain cancer.

“But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict” and the senator has decided to end medical treatment, the statement said.
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Funtatlaguy

(10,875 posts)
1. I was hoping he could live long enough to
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:16 PM
Aug 2018

write a “tell all” book.
Shame he’s not able to. Hope it’s a peaceful ending.
Didn’t like most of his policy positions. But, never doubted his patriotism or love of country.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
2. He's the very end of the line of decent republicans.
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:17 PM
Aug 2018

Like you said, I didn't like much of what he did as a politician. But I'll never forget when he stole the mic away from that woman at one of his rally's when she started talking garbage about Obama and told her that she was being ridiculous.

Funtatlaguy

(10,875 posts)
4. Plus, his time as a POW, refusing to leave his buddies held captive.
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:19 PM
Aug 2018

Trumps statement about his captivity should have ruined Trump in the GOP primary.

Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)
5. Trump had the audience boo McCain as recently as this week. At this rally, he mentioned
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:22 PM
Aug 2018

someone voting no on repealing Obamacare, the audience knows he is talking about McCain and booed on cue.

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)
3. McCain is a patriot and deserves respect.
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:19 PM
Aug 2018

He often stood up against racism, and he never sold out his country to the enemy.

Goodheart

(5,324 posts)
7. The invective against McCain on a certain wingnut site is off the charts
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 01:24 PM
Aug 2018

"John, you don’t have much time left. You really, *really* ought to make peace with Jesus before it’s too late.

Just sayin’"

Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)
9. part of his story is that he returned from POW and found his wife wasn't pretty anymore, she had
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 06:23 PM
Aug 2018

been in an accident during his years as a POW and he divorced her because of it. so I don't think he's a great person.

But I respect how he didn't go dirty against Obama.

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