Touching John McCain tributes flood the internet in the hours after his death

John McCain died on Saturday after a year-long struggle with brain cancer.

He was an undisputed war hero and a Republican Senator with a complicated history as a legislator. McCain stood for a more principled brand of conservatism than many of his modern G.O.P. peers, and often expressed his distaste for the street-fighting and mud-slinging that defines Trumpism.

Over the years, McCain earned a reputation for breaking ranks from his fellow Republicans. He didn't always cast his votes in ways that more left-leaning thinkers would have preferred, but in his words at least he took care to show respect  and consideration for the views of his colleagues across the aisle. Read more...