It was touching, funny, even self-deprecating, and it was wrong. McCain gave the illusion of reaching across the aisle even as he plowed ahead with a crass partisan bid to strip tens of millions of their short-lived health coverage. He went on ad nauseum about the greatness of America while ignoring the obvious contradiction that the 'richest country in the world' couldn't guarantee even basic health services to its poorest citizens let alone the gold plated care he'd just received at taxpayers' expense.

As a person he deserved the sympathy and respect he got; as a politician he's just another entitled, 'me first', mean-spirited Republican. The real heroes of the day were Collins and Murowski who withstood the wrath of Trump and the GOP to vote their conscience.