US Marine on McCain: “John just isn’t the same as he used to be. He’s not his own man.”

Las Vegas Sun:

The veterans, at Bally’s for their national convention, gave [McCain] a tepid reception... Duke Hendershot, a double amputee retired Marine who served in Vietnam, supported McCain’s run for president in 2000 but is undecided this year. “John just isn’t the same as he used to be. He’s not his own man,” said Hendershot, who lives in San Antonio, Texas. “A lot of that has to do with how he’s wanted this job so bad for so long that he’s tied himself to President Bush…” Hendershot also criticized McCain for taking swipes at Obama in his speech. “He should have been talking about veterans issues, not his opponent,” he said. By contrast, he praised Obama for keeping his remarks tightly focused on veterans.