John McCain served his country admirably. So have millions of other Americans both in and out of uniform.
A wheelchair bound man who selflishly works for charities all of his life serves his country admirably.
The private who spends three years cleaning latrines and doing the best he can before spending his life working hard in a menial job serves his nation and society admirably.
A man who is captured and held prisoner serves his country admirably.
A person who raises a family and does her best to have a successful career serves her country admirably.
But none of the above exclusively make one person more fit than the other to lead the free world.
These spin doctors and attack monsters are already showing they have no qualms about twisting simple comments completely out of context in order to create a political issue where none exist. These "people", and the term is used loosely, do NOT serve their country admirably. The author of this article and blow hard jerks like Limbaugh are some of the worst people this nation has to offer our society. They create more harm than the corner drug dealer.