John McCain was not my candidate this year although I worked for his primary campaign in 2000. Immigration and campaign finance reform were two reasons. One reason to support him is the family genes he carries. His father and grandfather were Navy admirals. Now, his son, in his inimitable way, is carrying on the family tradition in more ways than one. Even through their anti-war sniffpeckery, you can hear the NY Times reporters trying to understand this kid and respecting him tremendously. He sounds like presidential material in about 2027 to me.
Tags: iraq, john mccain, marines, navy
I was impressed by McCain’s son’s reluctance to be in the spotlight. He seems to have a sense of humility to him that seems unusual in one so young.
It was interesting to note that the McCain strongly requested the NYT not to run the piece (ignored, of course), and yet in this case, I’m glad they did though because it only helps McCain.
Dana, I have my fingers crossed for McCain (and most importantly, the safety of his son). We’ll see.
Congrats again for your special day. My children are very young, but I hope to make it until they get married!
My four year old liked the new babysitter. Apparently, he asked her to take a bath with him. I hope that isn’t a foreshadowing of twelve years from now….
I think I have two weddings coming up this summer. My middle daughter is getting married when they come back from Spain and my oldest son is making noises about the same subject. His fiance just got a tenure track job at a Catholic college in the Bay Area.
Well, Dr. K., you are an inspiration for all of us who have children a little later than expected. I hope to make it long enough to see them married. I would love to see a grandchild!
Let me know if you son’s wife needs any information on small liberal arts institutions regarding the politics, etc. She may know MUCH more than I do, but I think it is important to offer assistance….
Late-in-life parenthood has its down side as I was helping Annie with her analytical trigonometry last night. I had not really thought much about sines and cosines for 50 years.
Dr. K., my wife is a mathematician. Imagine how I feel!