Just in case you missed this, while it is not getting much press in the MSM John McCain’s behavior surrounding his divorce of his first wife leaves some burning questions for those of us that are “Family Values” voters. 

     

   

McCain's broken marriage and fractured Reagan friendship  

 

By Richard A. Serrano and Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
July 11, 2008     

       

“The nature and timing of his divorce from Carol Shepp alienated key friends -- and his version doesn't always match that in court documents.” 

 

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“McCain, who is about to become the GOP nominee, has made several statements about how he divorced Carol and married Hensley that conflict with the public record.
   
”In his 2002 memoir, 'Worth the Fighting For,' McCain wrote that he had separated from Carol before he began dating Hensley.
   
"’I spent as much time with Cindy in Washington and Arizona as our jobs would allow,’ McCain wrote. ‘I was separated from Carol, but our divorce would not become final until February of 1980.’
  
”An examination of court documents tells a different story. McCain did not sue his wife for divorce until Feb. 19, 1980, and he wrote in his court petition that he and his wife had ‘cohabited’ until Jan. 7 of that year -- or for the first nine months of his relationship with Hensley.”
 

”Although McCain suggested in his autobiography that months passed between his divorce and remarriage, the divorce was granted April 2, 1980, and he wed Hensley in a private ceremony five weeks later. McCain obtained an Arizona marriage license on March 6, 1980, while still legally married to his first wife. 

   

(Author's Note: HUH?!?  How's that again?  But I thought ...  That is, that doesn't seem ... But but ... how is that possible??)  

 

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“The senator has acknowledged that he behaved badly, and that his swift divorce and remarriage brought a cold shoulder from the Reagans that lasted years.

”In a recent interview, McCain said he did not want to revisit the breakup of his marriage. …       

    

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Read the details at  McCain's broken marriage and fractured Reagan friendship  

  

Doesn’t want to revisit the breakup of his marriage?  I guess that should be off the table too.  We cannot suggest that his military service, while honorable and even heroic, is not preparation for the presidency.  That is off limits to us, but of course he can bring it up at any time to deflect uncomfortable issues and suggest it prepares him for the presidency.  Now his shabby behavior in a central relationship in his past is off the table too.    

  

He won't be able to wrap himself in the flag on this one.  His behavior with his first wife was anything but heroic from what has been published about it.

  

Seem like that in and of itself is a “Values” issue that should raise a red flag with this candidate.