Journalists on cable television but from the country as a whole, that mccain transcended party identification. he was a lifelong republican and very fierce loyal republican in the former definition of that term, but, you know, mccain represented something that i think he was a politician who became a folk hero. >> right. >> i don't know if that's too strong to say. as a consequence his going it leaves a void because there's this sinking feeling within ourselves where is the next john mccain? where is the john mccain that will walk the halls of the capitol now? and we better hope that we have s...