OPINION:
Amid the accolades for a man who crossed the aisle with ease are mixed, truly vile divisional politics (“John McCain has died of brain cancer, Vietnam War hero and senator was 81,” Web, Aug. 25). Exhibit A is the Democratic leadership of both the U.S. House and Senate offering to rename the Russell Senate Office Building to honor John McCain.
While appearing to grant a great honor to John McCain, the vile politics are that this move would permit the Democratic Party to unload a building named after a segregationist Democrat — under the guise of political generosity. This hardly is an honorable representation of John McCain.
Oh, and by the way, a few hours after Mr. McCain’s passing there were public discussions of who would replace him. Politics, it appears, always goes on.
GORDON E. FINLEY
Professor of psychology emeritus
Florida International University
Miami
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