What are some of John McCain's awards?

Answer 1

In 1982 he was the alive in the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district.

Surviving the Keating Five scandal of the 1980s, he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns, which event. He also survied 3 airplane crashes, and survived being bruitally beaten at a concentration camp.

Answer 2

1. Getting captured by the enemy. 2. Coddling illegal immigrants. 3. Not commiting to the ideals of the political party he represents. 4. Beating Rudy "the drag queen" Gulliani in Primaries 5. Living to be an American relic.

Answer 3

John McCain flew a US Navy A-4 Skyhawk jet fighter bomber during the war. He was shot down, captured, and was a POW for approximately 7 years. It was an honorable action on his part, when he refused an "early" release from captivity offer from the North Vietnamese (a propaganda effort), because he was the son a US Navy Admiral. For president: John McCain the Columbus Dispach

A lifetime of sacrifice and service make McCain best choice

Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:39 AM

John McCain

For President of the United States, The Dispatch endorses Republican Sen. John McCain, whose experience, service and sacrifice for his country make him more qualified to lead the nation. McCain's Democratic opponent, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, is a rousing motivational speaker, but his experience and achievements -- eight years in the Illinois Legislature and less than four in the U.S. Senate -- do not stand comparison with McCain's. A resume containing so little evidence of leadership and accomplishment leaves in question Obama's ability to handle the most responsible and difficult job in the world, especially at a time when the nation faces a combination of problems so large and complex that they would challenge even the most seasoned leader. Nor does it seem likely that a man who has traveled in the left lane of American politics for his entire adult life really is the bipartisan centrist that he claims to be. And with Democrats already in control of the U.S. House and Senate -- and the possibility that they might gain a filibuster-proof majority in the next Senate -- there would be little to check the inevitable excesses of one-party rule if a Democrat wins the White House. This could have a profound effect on the U.S. Supreme Court. A divided Senate acts as a check on presidential nominations to the court by preventing the confirmation of justices with extreme views. But with a filibuster-proof Senate majority ready to do his bidding, Obama would have the unfettered ability to appoint justices likely to be judicial activists, eager to launch a new era of legislating from the bench. Such a Supreme Court could end up as a rubber stamp for, rather than a check on, the White House and Congress. While neither party can make a credible claim to fiscal responsibility, the dangers of more deficit spending, a growing national debt and uncontrollable entitlement spending are likely greater with an Obama administration. Democrats have not controlled the White House and Congress simultaneously since 1994. A return to majority status is likely to unleash pent-up demand to enact a Democratic wish list of new and expensive social programs when the nation can't afford the ones it has. Given his party-line voting record in the Senate, there is no indication that Obama is able or willing to stand against such an onslaught. But many of the policy choices the nation will have to make in the next four years are monumental and should be the result of a bipartisan dialogue, not of unchecked one-party dictate. Debate and political give and take ensure that decisions have been fully vetted, that all interests and concerns have been weighed and that the resulting decisions enjoy broad public support. Unlike Obama, McCain has a record of bipartisanship: He was a member of the Gang of 14 Republican and Democratic senators who joined in 2005 to preserve the Senate filibuster rule. Note that this courageous act, which enraged the Republican Senate leadership, preserved the filibuster power for what was then the Democratic minority in the Senate. And that was not the only time that McCain has bucked his party. At a time when the nation faces serious problems, including international economic turmoil, immigration, health care, war in Afghanistan, nation-building in Iraq and foreign-policy challenges from the Middle East, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela, the president should have an extensive resume and long experience in grappling with tough decisions. Few new presidents have faced an assignment as tough as the one facing the winner of the November election. From 5 1/2 years as a POW in North Vietnam, where he endured torture, through 25 years in the U.S. House and Senate, McCain has demonstrated the grit, energy and determination that the present challenges demand. The choice is between a candidate who has been tested to a degree experienced by few and a candidate who is untested. In Obama, Americans are presented with a question mark. Among the top problems facing the United States is its dire fiscal situation. The nation has a $10 trillion debt and other unfunded obligations to entitlement programs that total $53 trillion. The federal deficit this year is nearly $458 billion and some project the 2009 deficit could hit $700 billion. Despite these staggering numbers, lawmakers and the president just approved a $700 billion Wall Street bailout that they don't have the money to pay for. In short, the United States is dangerously overextended at a time when a worldwide recession threatens. For years, The Dispatch has called on the president and Congress to deal with this massive, mounting debt which threatens the prosperity and quality of life of generations to come. But year after year, the nation's leaders have kicked the problem down the road. Seriously confronting this problem will require a president able to call on Americans to make sacrifices for the sake of their grandchildren. The president will have to ask them to accept cuts in popular programs, tax increases and lowered expectations of what government can afford to do. Because of the personal sacrifices that McCain has made for the nation, he has unmatched moral authority to call on Americans to take their medicine. If elected, that is precisely what he should do.

Answer 4

None, but that is why he did not run for the office of President of the United States. Unlike Obama who thinks that with no experience and no accomplishments he is somehow magically is qualified, McCain waited until he a long list of accomplishments and a ton of experience before he ran for president.

Answer 5

John McCain was the Vice President of Public Relations and a U.S. congressman.

Answer 6

The silver star, bronze star, legion of merit, purple heart, distinguished flying cross.

Answer 7

how do ya whant us to vote if we dont know nothing of hem??????

Answer 8

Well he got elected

Answer 9

He married his mom