Goldwater and McCain

Many of you know, Nancy and I have roots in Arizona. I was born in Arizona and raised in Flagstaff. She was born and raised in Arizona. We met at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Arizona is a very political place. It all started with Barry Goldwater. The latest politician, whom I would like to warm up to but can't quite yet, is John McCain. Now he's running for President and may get the nod by the Republicans as their candidate.

The most notable example of an Arizona Republican was Barry Goldwater. Goldwater expressed his envy of the State of Minnesota with its many lakes and inland waterways, He said, "Out where I come from, we have so little water that the trees chase the dogs." I hope McCain can do better than this. In fact, he's lucky to have the chance at all.

It's interesting that McCain was in prison in Hanoi when Goldwater was running for President. If Goldwater had been elected, the Democrats thought he would've nuked Hanoi thus ending McCain's bid for President. Maybe they missed an opportunity.