John McCain was a shining example of integrity

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To be perfectly clear, John McCain was in fact a war hero of the highest order and a truly great American who we could all learn some lessons from. His passing was a huge loss for this country. I have seen many letters to the editor that I thought about responding to, but I didn’t because I didn’t want to participate in the mean spirited, tribal divisiveness. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how John McCain conducted himself. He didn’t always automatically vote along party lines. He thought for himself, and he did what he felt was right for this country. He was a man of great integrity. He was generous and respectful to everyone including people in the other political party. He worked together regardless of party to do good things for the country. We need more people and politicians like him. 

When did this country become so rude and disrespectful just because someone has a different political point of view? We are all Americans, and we all love our country. I don’t see the need to be so mean spirited. It doesn’t help. Let’s show our fellow Americans the respect that everyone deserves. John McCain was a shining example that we would do well to try to live up to. Yes, we would probably fall short from time to time, but the effort would be a really good thing.