Yesterday I left an event and went straight to my cellphone. The first thing on it was a notice that John McCain had brain cancer. I literally stopped in my steps and thought about John McCain and was saddened. Senator John McCain is a true American hero who served our country in Vietnam and has served our country in this House of Representatives and the United States Senate. When he ran for President, he had a bus called Straight Talk, and that wasn't just a name on a bus. He is a straight shooter. He has been a voice of reason and honesty, standing up and speaking truth to power during these last 6 months of this current Presidency, and somebody whom we need as a voice. It seems that Arizona produces those voices. They produced it with Barry Goldwater, and they produced it with John McCain. He is a nice guy, too. The few opportunities I had to interchange with John McCain or go up to him and say something to him about an issue, he was always very easygoing, very pleasant, a good human being. I urge you, if there are people in your life that you think well of, that you care about, let them know it now, and keep John McCain in your prayers. Hopefully, he will come back and continue to serve the United States as he has throughout his entire life. ____________________
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