John Sidney McCain: "You're lucky he died"

By GottaLaff

Oh, how I wish I heard the lead-up to this story. If anyone out there was listening to the Stephanie Miller show this morning, please help me fill in the gaps. I managed to catch the money line though.

A caller was telling a story about having attended a McCain event awhile back (I'm not sure when). Apparently, she approached him at this town hall meeting and managed to have a short conversation with him about the, er, downside of war. This is the tail end of that conversation, about Viet Nam, nearly word for word:

John Sidney McCallous: "You don't know what it's like to have a comrade die [in a war]."
Woman: "I know what it's like to have a loved one die."
McCallous: "You're lucky he died."

What a compassionate conservative he is. Hey, McCallous? You know those town hall meetings you're falling all over yourself to have with Barack Obama? Bring 'em on.