John McCain held a town hall in Arizona that is making the news today, and he articulates what I hinted at about compromise and respect in my most recent post in this video clip.
First of all, welcome back John McCain. I have missed you. It is nice to see you actually being a “maverick” rather than just repeating the claim that you are one over and over and over. Secondly, what kind of a question was that?
“I would like to know how the president is getting by with all of this money … uh, it’s against the constitution, doesn’t he know that we still live in an under a constitution?”
Does that question make sense to anyone else? And great response from McCain.
At any rate, McCain proves in this clip that he is not only that M-word he and his former running mate enjoy repeating so much, but also a thoughtful and patriotic man. Politics = compromise, people. You can’t compromise with a gun in your hand, and you can’t compromise while screaming at your opponents. Most importantly, you can’t compromise unless you are willing to be open minded toward other people’s opinions. You don’t have to agree with them, but you do have to listen.