John Sidney McCain III, born in the U.S. Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936 (age 81)[1], was the Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent maverick politician and Vietnam War hero. He is also the senior Senator of Arizona. He has been an influential leader in American politics since 1986, when he ran for office attacking corruption, attacking pork barrel spending and working for campaign finance reform. He was defeated by George W. Bush for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election.
As a pilot for the United States Navy and former Prisoner-of-War (POW), he served in the military for 22 years.[2] McCain, a Baptist,[3] has impressive credentials on issues of foreign policy and national security, which have propelled him in the forefront of national politics as both an outspoken voice for the United States military and as a Presidential contender for the Republican Party since 1993.[4]
In the Senate in 2009 McCain has moved to the right, shedding his maverick image with full-throated attacks on the Democrats' proposals for health care reform, cap-and-trade environmental taxes, and wasteful stimulus spending, while supporting President Obama's aggressive policies in the Afghanistan War.
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John Sidney McCain III, born in the U.S. Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936 (age 81),[1] was the Republican candidate for President in 2008 as well as a prominent maverick politician and Vietnam War veteran. He is also the senior Senator of Arizona. He has been an influential leader in American politics since 1986, when he ran for office attacking corruption, attacking pork barrel spending and working for campaign finance reform. McCain was defeated by George W. Bush for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, and lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election.
As a pilot for the United States Navy and former Prisoner-of-War (POW), he served in the military for 22 years.[1] McCain, a Baptist,[2] has emphasizes issues related to foreign policy and national security, which have propelled him in the forefront of national politics as both an outspoken voice for the United States military and as a Presidential contender for the Republican Party since 1993.[3]
Despite his hawkish national security positions, McCain takes moderate positions overall, and he has flip-flopped various times, most notably when he voted against repealing ObamaCare in 2017 when he made numerous campaign statements several years prior stating he would do the exact opposite. McCain also is a globalist on issues related to foreign policy.[4] He criticized Donald Trump for caring more about projecting strength than displaying a neoconservative promotion of democracy worldwide and letting in large numbers of refugees,[5] as well as for his immigration positions.[6] He stated in 2018 that he regretted choosing conservative Sarah Palin as his running mate.