This was written by Rick Salbato on 25 June 2008. Rick writes about politics. See what he has to say about Mrs. McCain. Those who are Catholic, may recognize his name.

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Cindy McCain

"Cindy Hensley McCain has been disparaged as a trophy wife, a Barbie, an
heiress with fancy purses, even the Paris Hilton of politics. But there's
more to the picture than meets the eye.

Yes, Mrs. McCain is the perfectly coifed blonde standing dutifully
behind the senator during his speeches. And yes, she wears stylish
clothing and carries a Prada purse. And it's true she doesn't say much.
But feminist critics who write her off as a "stand-by-your-man" shrinking
violet are selling her short. In many ways, Cindy McCain stacks up
sturdier than Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama. And she'd make a more
impressive first lady.

Mrs. McCain: More than meets the eye.
While Osama's (Edit: Obama) wife has been hating America, complaining about the war and
undermining our troops serving in Afghanistan, McCain's wife has been
worrying about her sons who actually are fighting or planning to fight in
the war on terror. One, in fact, was until a few months ago deployed in
Iraq during some of the worst violence. You don't hear the McCain's talk
about it, but their 19-year-old Marine, Jimmy, is preparing for his
second tour of duty. Their 21-year-old son, Jack, is poised to graduate
from Annapolis and also could join the Marines as a second lieutenant.
The couple made the decision not to draw attention to their sons out of
respect for other families with sons and daughters in harm's way.

Cindy also says she doesn't want to risk falling apart on the campaign
trail talking about Jimmy who was so young when he enlisted she had to
sign consent forms for his medical tests before he could report for duty
and potentially upsetting parents of soldiers who are serving or have
been killed.

The McCain's want to make sure their boys get no special treatment. Same
goes for their five other children, including a daughter they adopted
from Bangladesh. During a visit to Mother Teresa's orphanage there,
Cindy noticed a dying baby. The orphanage could not provide the medical
care needed to save her life. So she brought the child home to America
for the surgery she desperately needed. The baby is now their healthy,
16-year-old daughter, Bridget.

Though all seven McCain children including two Sen. McCain adopted from
his first marriage are supportive of their father, they prefer their
privacy to the glare of the campaign trail. Another daughter, Meghan, 23,
helps him behind the scenes.

Cindy McCain not only cherishes her children, but also her country, which
in an election year filled with America-bashing, is a refreshing novelty.
She seethed when she heard Michelle Obama's unpatriotic remarks that she
only recently grew proud of America. "I am very proud of my country,"
Mrs. McCain asserted.

She also may be tougher than the other women in the race. While Hillary
thinks she's come under sniper fire on mission trips abroad, Cindy has
actually seen violence. She witnessed a boy get blown up by a mine in
Kuwait during a trip with an international group that removes land mines
from war-torn countries.

Mrs. McCain also is a hands-on philanthropist. She sits on the board of
Operation Smile, which arranges for plastic surgeons to fix cleft palates
and other birth defects. She also has helped organize relief missions to
Micronesia.

During a scuba-diving vacation to the islands, Mrs. McCain took a friend
to a local hospital to have a cut treated. She was shocked, and saddened,
by what she saw. "They opened the door to the OR, where the supplies
were, and there were two cats and a whole bunch of rats climbing out of
the sterile supplies," she recalled. "They had no X-ray machine, no beds.
To me, it was devastating because it was a U.S. trust territory." As soon
as she returned home, she arranged for medical equipment and teams of
doctors to be sent to treat the island children.

Michelle Obama may contribute to CARE, which fights global poverty and
works to empower poor women. Cindy sits on its board.

While the Democrat women talk about helping the poor and needy, Cindy
McCain actually rolls up her sleeves and does it. Who's the out-of-touch
elitist?"

My thoughts: I know that there are many who will bring up that she will always be a recovering addict to prescription pain medication, and that she indeed used one of her own charities to gain access to medication. I guess that confirms she is flawed...like the rest of us.