This is a fascinating article full of information everyone should know about Senator John McCain.  Despite spending decades in the public eye, it seems that not many people know much about his family life. 

For example, of the seven children Senator McCain has raised, three of them were adopted—two sons from his first marriage, and a Bengali daughter he and Cindy McCain adopted from Mother Theresa’s orphanage.  That daughter, Bridget, had severe health problems as a child, and the McCain’s intervention saved her life. 

The article also discusses the McCain family’s tradition of service to their country, saying:

Anyone can talk about “supporting our troops”; the McCains serve. McCain’s father and grandfather were respected American admirals. Of McCain’s four sons, three have gone the military route. One was a Navy pilot like his father, one enlisted in the Marines at age 17 and recently completed a tour in Iraq, and one is completing his education at the Naval Academy (raising the strong possibility that, for the first time in half a century, the United States will have a president with a son at war).

Looks like Obama supporters, especially young supporters, are a little disenchanted to learn that their primary minted messiah is little more then a chicago style, back room politician.

“I think there has been some erosion of the aura of excitement about a different kind of politician that Barack — they really fueled Barack Obama’s rise. It’s helped him with fundraising, given him these huge crowds at events. I’ve been talking to voters this past week for a story I’m working on, and I’ve had some people, young people who felt that Obama was the candidate of a generation, saying they’re distressed by some of the standard political moves that they’re seeing now.” – USA Today’s Susan Page on MSNBC’s Hardball, 6/2/08

See the full video here.