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June 26, 2008 at 11:37:37

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POW/MIA Families Alleged McCain Assault: Senate Ethics Committee Failed to Investigate

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Hrdlicka finds it hard to palate the possibility that John McCain, the man she says assaulted a family member of a POW/MIA right before her eyes, could be the next Commander in Chief of the United States. Contemplating what a McCain Presidency might portend, Hrdlicka asks, "If he [McCain] will not support the family members of our MIAs, what makes anyone think he will show compassion to any of the people he will be sending off to get maimed?"

So it is understandable why she would see the need to speak out now about the 1996 incident. Viewed in the context of the upcoming Presidential election, the failure of the Senate Ethics Committee to pursue these allegations back in 1996 underscores the present urgency to bring the matter into public view. The court of public opinion may now be the only court left through which a sound verdict might be reached.

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I cannot wait for the debates to begin by Cheryl Abraham on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:01:29 PM

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