WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is eating, in good humor and keeping tabs on world affairs from Arizona as he regains strength after recent complications in his battle with brain cancer.
That’s according to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spent several days this week with his longtime friend.
McCain’s going to “be with us for a while to come,” Graham told The Associated Press Thursday.
The 81-year-old senator was diagnosed in July with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. He left Washington in December and underwent surgery last month for an infection.
Graham says they watched the film “The Man who Shot Liberty Valance” — with McCain narrating along — and talked about the future.
Graham says McCain is on the mend, stabilizing and “always looking for the next battle.”
Perhaps he can be “with us” long enough that he can vote for the impeachment of the man who allows his staff to suggest that a dying man doesn’t matter because he isn’t supporting the torture apologist that has been nominated.
“…and I will be sure to vote to confirm Gina Haspel so I can send a big ‘fuck you!’ to my heroic, dying friend.”
If you take away the many false reasons we were offered to admire McCain, there’s still something that remains. When they tortured him past what he could endure, and asked him for the names of the other members of his squadron, he gave them the names of the Packers offensive line. And with so many of his GOP colleagues groveling at Trump’s feet, McCain’s literally dying first. Complicated, far from perfect, but resilient and defiant. So I hope his last days are peaceful.