John Hood is right. When McCain says — “I didn’t manage for profit, I led for patriotism,” the fact is that McCain didn’t have to manage for profit, either. His father-in-law managed for profit, became very wealthy, and McCain and his wife have benefited from his father-in-law managing for profit. How can it be said that McCain can unite his party and conservatives for the November election when he talks like this?

UPDATE: It seems that opposing McCain’s candidacy or positions is typically characterized as a mark of dishonor or with leftist rhetoric. Since managing for profit is now demeaned, I should note that Cindy Lou Hensley McCain – chair of Hensley & Company, which was founded by John McCain’s father-in-law– is one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributors in the nation. I would encourage Senator McCain to cut it out. You’d think he’d know that the tanks, jeeps, fighters, bombers, weapons, uniforms, bullets, armor, rations, and all the rest are produced by the private sector — for profit. These industries are also committed to supporting our troops and winning the war. And they employ a lot of patriotic people.