TheGreatBuzz Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Quote The office for the 80-year-old McCain, the Republican nominee for president in 2008 and a U.S. senator representing Arizona since 1987, released a statement from the Mayo Clinic announcing that, after undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week, “Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot.” “The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/19/sen-john-mccain-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/?utm_term=.5f7c026b9d04 Just saw it on CNN. Say what you want about him as a politician, it is still sad news. I doubt he will be coming back to work though. It will be interesting to see what happens to his seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Was clear during the Comey hearing he was suffering from some sort of illness that was impacting his cognitive abilities. Sad to hear this though. He's a genuinely good statesman and cares about this country. That's apparently a tough trait to come by for Republicans these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Very sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Sorry for him and his family. He'll get great care. If he was poor under the House and Senate bills, he'd be made comfortable until he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TradeTheBeal! Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornaSkinsFan83 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Really sad. Always have and always will consider him an American hero, despite what our president says. A lot of respect for trying to shut down the "Obama is a Muslim" bull**** from the mouth breathers in the 2008 race. Also did a lot of good (or tried to anyway) for Native Americans over the years. There's more I'm sure but those are first few that come to mind. He hasn't been perfect or anything close to it and he's disappointed me a ton over the years but he's still a real American that cares about the country. And sadly, in this day and age, that isn't always a given from our "leaders". To his diagnosis, for anyone wondering, a few years back my stepfather's father was diagnosed with literally the exact same thing. He was almost 20 years younger than McCain is nowdidn't have any permanent physical injuries from being a POW and was in seemingly good health. He was gone in six months. It was just really devestating. So yeah, this news is really, really bad news. One last thing, I feel sick about seeing McCain like that at the Comey hearing. Especially at the jokes people were cracking. There was clearly something very wrong with him and we know. Really sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 always wondered how different the world would be right now if he won the 2000 republican nomination I've been disappointed with him these last few years, as he seemed to lose alot of what I admired about him from afar wishing him the best, he deserves a better ending than cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 hour ago, StillUnknown said: always wondered how different the world would be right now if he won the 2000 republican nomination I've been disappointed with him these last few years, as he seemed to lose alot of what I admired about him from afar wishing him the best, he deserves a better ending than cancer. Don't think it would have been much different as he is a Neo-con. Now if he had won the 2008 election I think things would have been significantly different and better. Figure Iraq would have stayed stabilized and Trump wouldn't be President now (Hillary probably). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 hours ago, BornaSkinsFan83 said: To his diagnosis, for anyone wondering, a few years back my stepfather's father was diagnosed with literally the exact same thing. He was almost 20 years younger than McCain is nowdidn't have any permanent physical injuries from being a POW and was in seemingly good health. He was gone in six months. It was just really devestating. So yeah, this news is really, really bad news. One of my high school friends passed away from a glioblastoma a few years ago. He was only 28, in good health, and was gone in 3 months. His wasn't caught until stage 4 though. Given McCains age though, ill be shocked if he makes it much further than the new year. Sad story to be sure. As far as establishment Republicans go, I respect him more than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 You need to resign your seat and spend time attempting to fight your illness and spend time with the family. You already made your mark in the Senate. He has the same thing Ted Kennedy did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Wishing him the best. Barack's tweet made me smile...give it hell, indeed...miracles do happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 If there was ever a day and age to be alive when this happens. It's now. Medical science is amazing. Best wishes to the Senator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Hate that for John. Does anyone have word on his prognosis yet? Brain tumor always sounds horrific, but they can certainly be treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 7 hours ago, StillUnknown said: always wondered how different the world would be right now if he won the 2000 republican nomination I've been disappointed with him these last few years, as he seemed to lose alot of what I admired about him from afar. Ironically, my biggest concern about him in 2000 was his tendency to get involved in overseas conflicts. The GOP picking W over him was the last straw for me. While I don't doubt that he would have ventured into Iraq as well, at least he would have used more than a skeleton force instead of the stupid Rumsfeld doctrine. Would that have prevented the slide into full blown sectarian war? Possible, but doubtful. Mostly, though, he was the last fiscal conservative the GOP had, and wouldn't have let spending explode the way it did under W. Losing in 2000 changed him, and he started pandering to all the worst religious and nativist elements within the Republican party. By 2008, I lost all respect for his political leanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Get well soon Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 McCain has my utmost respect and I surely wish him the best. I feel for his family in this troublesome time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 John McCain is a great American and a poster child for term limits. If he retired 15 years ago when he should have he'd be a national hero. I wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilandil Tasardur Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 In a perfect world, we all die peacefully in our sleep sometime in our med eighties or nineties. Obviously, few of us get to. But damn, if there was ever someone who deserved to go out that way, it's McCain. The word hero is thrown around often, but it lives up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 He is a true patriot and an American hero (a word that gets tossed around WAY too liberally but fits in this case) I can't even imagine what he went through as a prisoner of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 hours ago, TimmySmith said: John McCain is a great American and a poster child for term limits. If he retired 15 years ago when he should have he'd be a national hero. I wish him the best. Appreciate you sneaking in some bull**** talking points. That's classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 McCain is a legend. Hoping for the best for him. **** cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 He's a tough SOB! Hope he kicks cancers ass! That letter from Meghan.. Dang. Tears welled up for sure. God bless their family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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