Barack Obama has dominated the newsstands the past few weeks, and it seemed as though we would never get to know the families' of the the Republican candidates. So when I picked up the Sept. 22nd copy of People, I was pleasantly surprised to see the entire McCain brood on the front cover.
Yes, Palin has become the media darling over the past few weeks, but McCain has managed to keep the majority of his family off the record and out of the spotlight. We all know his background in the Navy and as a prisoner of war, and we know about Cindy McCain's work in charities and his adopted daughter Bridget, but People took the time to take a deeper look into the familiy.
While the majoirty of the family was kept off the record, for military or campaign reasons, McCain's eldest daughter Meghan implied that she and her youngest brothers leaned more the the liberal side of life, which is intriguing considering their father's staunch conservatism. Futhermore, the family was in full disclosure about Cindy's past prescription drug problems, which served only to cast a brighter light on the family. Perhaps it is my appeciation for full disclosure, but honesty from within the family serves only to make them more real and down to earth.
Finally, the article portrayed McCain not as a naval officer, a politician or a prisoner of war, but as a father, which is a rold McCain has not been seen in as often as he should. There seems to be the same closeness and comraderie within the McCain family that the media has grasped firmly within the Obamas. It's high time the McCain's got their moment in the spotlight.