What makes a Hero?

McCain's claim to fame, propped up more by others than himself, is his war 'hero' status. When asked most immediately respond with his capture and torture at the hands of the N. Viet....I say thats not what makes him a hero. When the firefighters/police died in the WTC, most people say they became heroes then. Thats not what makes them heroes. What makes John McCain a hero is when his plane caught fire on the USS Foresstal, he saved others without regard for his own life. He is a hero not because he was shot down and captured, but because he strapped into the cockpit ready to look death in the eye. The military is filled with thousands of heroes that continue to perform daily. The firefighters were heroes the moment they crossed the threshold of either tower. Heroism begins when someone puts the needs of others before their own need. John McCain is a bomber pilot hero in my book...but in THIS election he is putting his own needs and ambitions BEFORE the needs of the people he represents. That fault was never more apparent than his choice of the untested, unprepared, inexperienced, with too many skeletons lurking...Sarah Palin. Oh she's nice enough, but she is by far not the best the republicans can do