Is John McCain a Yes man?

In recent years it seems that parties are less and less interested in serving the people and more and more interested in serving themselves. I, for one, am sick and tired of self-centered, self-serving legislators who are more interested in what the opposing party has to say than what their constituents say.

John McCain got major flack for his co-sponsorship of the campaign finance reform legislation; but to be honest, I believe his heart was in the right place, even if the bill was flawed. What John McCain did, in co-authoring the bill, was to observe injustices performed at the hands of special interest groups and wealthy individuals and try to do something about it. It seems to me that this is more than much of congress can say.

Whenever something goes wrong on the other side of the fence, you always see Democrats and Republicans alike pointing the finger. Then the guilty party bans together to fend off the attacker whether this is warranted or not. Our public officials always seem to be more interested in party defence, "What's good for the party?" Take the Foley scandal or the Lewinsky scandal, these are both cases in which the opposing parties dove in like a pack of wolves and the wounded parties pulled together instead of asking, "What is best for my constituents?"

Who cares what's good for the party; wouldn't you rather hear your elected officials saying, "What will be good for my constituents?" What I admire about John McCain is that he is not a yes man: he sees something he does not like or believe in and stands up against it. Whether it is good for the party or makes him popular does not seem to matter. He is a man of character which is more than can be said of many in the US Congress.

As to whether I will vote for him this election cycle, I have not decided. Personally I am not sure I agree with everything he stands for, but at least he stands for something. I wish that more of our elected officials demonstrated the character traits of this Senator.

Thank you John McCain for being somebody to look up to.