John S. McCain........... here is part of the reason why...........<br /><br /># Graduate US Navy Academy<br /># Decorated Fighter Pilot<br /># Gave almost 6 years as prisoner of war<br /># Tortured relentlessly for US<br /># Commanded fighter wing in US Navy<br /># Completed 22 year military career<br /># Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and Legion of Merit<br /># 29 year member of congress<br /># Adopted underpriviledged, orphaned foreign child<br /># Authored dozens of meaningful &quot;across the aisle&quot; works of reform legislation<br /># Zero pork barrel requests for pet projects. Zero.<br /># Sarah Palin