My Respect once held for John McCain is gone.

Yet another politician chooses partisanship over integrity. I Had truly hoped for better. It was just a short time ago when McCain spoke publicly of his friend who he had served with honorably in the senate for years. The Arizona Senator challenged the president, his parties candidate for re-election, not to smear Kerry with falsehoods about his war record.

Just last week, when a private group who supports the President released the sleaziest campaign ad to date in the current race, John McCain called forth for the president to denounce this group and the falsehoods contained in the add. He also called for this group to discontinue the add and told people they should not buy the book that espouses the same point and asked Bush to do the same.

The white house offered no such denouncement in the week that has past and the add is still running in battleground states. Yet McCain hit the campaign trail this week with gusto in support of President Bush.

What good does it do to ask for honor and dignity from our candidates if we are not willing to stand by our words.