Letters to the Editor
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The McCain Myths
Myth #1: McCain stoically and heroically withstood torture, refusing to talk or implicate himself or comrades in alleged atrocities and war crimes.
The Truth: McCain admits that he talked under torture. He broke, and to make the torture stop, he told his interrogators everything they wanted to hear, which isn't surprising because that's exactly what torture makes you do.
Myth #2: John McCain is a war hero who served honorably.
The Truth: In the 1990's, McCain described himself as a war criminal for knowingly bombing civilians. His attitude toward himself changed right around the time he first ran for president.
Whether or not these truths disqualify him for the Presidency is up to one's individual conscience. (To my mind, the truth behind Myth #1 doesn't disqualify him for the Presidency, but the truth behind Myth #2 does.)