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Much has been written about John McCain's anger problems, his anti-women voting record, and general erratic behavior of late. I would like to address his marriage to Cindy because I am a Values Voter.
John McCain is 17 years older than his wife. Personally, I find this repulsive. If I had a daughter, I wouldn't want her to marry a man who was a generation older -- even if he was a war hero.
I've got no problem with voting for a divorced President -- just don't give me this "marriage is a sacred institution" blather.
Secondly, John McCain had a daughter named Sidney with his wife Carol who was 12 years old at the time John McCain cheated on Carol and started dating Cindy.
Sidney McCain is 41 years old now and reportedly is a music recording industry executive living in Toronto.
I don't know how we can get through the election without asking Sidney: How did it feel when you found out your dad dumped your mom for a much younger woman?
In my values system, these issues matter.
"Cari Paulene Clark McCain, 34, who was taken in by the Republican White House contender when she was a teen, is now living in an Arizona trailer park. A convicted felon and mom of three, she admits she has used drugs -- and one of her kids tested positive for drugs at birth....
"In 1989, Cari's parents couldn't care for her, so the teen went to live with her grandparents. But she started using pot and turned to her wealthy first cousin Cindy McCain for help.
"Cindy, now 54, let the teen move in with the family and became her legal guardian in 1990. Cari lived with the McCains for more than two years. And soon after she turned 18, she applied to change her name to McCain, citing her planned legal adoption by John and Cindy....
"Spats between Cindy and Cari were frequent, according to a journal kept by Cindy's staffer Tom Gosinski Link ....
"In his explosive journal, Gosinski claims Cari probably wasn't adopted because she helped gather evidence of Cindy's 50-pill-a-day [painkiller]habit. He also notes that Cari ratted out the drug use by McCain's wife to Cindy's rich parents...."