McCain was not only a RINO, he undermined the single greatest effort to undo a very poor healthcare system...Obamacare. I consider McCain a stain on the party, and a poor politician. He cost the American people a great deal of money with his incompetence.
McCain was actually representative of what the party has become -- liberal. Maybe he was more upfront about his liberalism than the rest of the lying con artist Republicans, but the sad fact is that the party as a whole has moved left.
Unfortunately, McCain also milked the respect for his military service and his POW experience far too often -- to the point that he wore out that respect. I used to say I disagreed with him, but I respected him for his service and what he had to endure as a POW. But he lost that respect well before he died. Now I just remember him as a lying liberal Republican.
And now we have to hear from his wife and family. I guess they have nothing better to do than weigh in on the issues of the day and invoke John McCain's memory. Maybe doing so makes money for them. I don't know, but right about now, I would be happy if I never hear from any McCains ever again.