One question. Why again exactly is John McCain a war hero? Nothing really political motivating the question, although obviously I'm no fan of McCain, but I never have understood why the hero spin. Even the Democrats always give him hero props. I don't get it. And for someone who used to claim not wanting to make an issue of the whole POW thing, it certainly seems to be a key harping point lately in both McCain's campaign as well as now at the Republican National Convention. I find that extremely annoying. Being shot down isn't really so heroic. Even being locked up while the gooks (his own word, not mine) beat the crap out of him for five-plus years hardly seems a qualification for the title. Both unfortunate events, to be sure, but it's not like he's ever saved the day or anything like what is mostly expected of any other Superman worthy of his cape. More so a war victim than a hero in my opinion. Much like those villagers he happened to be bombing to bits when...