countrymen. he was honest. no matter whom it offended. presidents were not spared. at various points layout his long career, john confronted policies and practices he believed were unworthy of his country. to the face of those in authority, john mccain would insist, we are better than this. america is better than this. john is the first to tell you, he was not a perfect man. he dedicated his life to national ideals that are as perfect as men and women have yet conceived. >> misha, it is interesting, those on the other side, including everything, including the war in iraq. even his presence represents something that seems bygone, the ability to look back with some sort of wistfulness to a leader and ask the president, to embody the office despite the fact he had dips with them. >> that seems to have passed away with this era that john