US Senator John McCain

Senator John McCain (Republican - Arizona) is nearly an official candidate for the Republican Party nomination for President of the USA in 2008 so a review of his bio is appropriate.

As most people know Senator McCain spent years in a Vietnam prison camp after his flighter plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. For more on Senator McCain please visit - http://www.mccainforpresident.org/

Senator McCain is currently married to -- Cindy Hensley McCain -- who is heir to a family business built via distribution of Anheuser-Busch beer. For a full background on Mrs. McCain please visit -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Hensley_McCain.

I was reminded that I needed to complete a posting on the McCain's when I received a fundraising letter from "Operaton Smile" ( lhttp://www.operationsmile.org/) , based in Norfold, Virginia, last week which included an "A Reply to Cindy McCain" insert. Now I commend Mrs. McCain for her charity work but have to congratulate them on the political timing of this letter since it clearly helped get the "McCain" name in front of thousands of households across the USA without using any presidential campaign funds. Good move and it helps children at the same time!!

Copied below is Operation Smile's Board of Directors and Board of Advisors -- nothing unusual stands out from this list but perhaps readers might note something I have overlooked:

Board of Directors
Robert James Boyd IIIChairman and CEOBoyd Steamship CorporationPanama City, Republic of Panama
Jeremy GreenhalghPartnerCharterhouse Capital Partners LLPLondon, United Kingdom
Stephen B. HoweVice President, AdvertisingThe Financial TimesNew York, New York
Joseph KainzFounder and CEOBarrington VenturesLake Barrington, Illinois
Thomas F. KaneOwnerAdare Manor Hotel & Golf ResortJuno Beach, Florida
Kathleen S. Magee, B.S.N., M.Ed., M.S.W.President and Co-founderOperation SmileNorfolk, Virginia
William P. Magee Jr., D.D.S., M.D.Chief Executive Officer and Co-founderOperation SmileNorfolk, Virginia
Cindy Hensley McCainChairmanHensley & CompanyPhoenix, Arizona
José Antonio RíosPresidentGlobal Crossing InternationalMiami, Florida
Robert C. Russell, M.D., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.Watson ClinicSpringfield, Illinois
Thomas B. ShuttleworthShuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano & Swain, P.C.Virginia Beach, Virginia
Carl W. Treleaven - TreasurerChief Executive OfficerWestlake Ventures, Inc.Madeira Beach, Florida
Howard J. Unger - ChairmanPresident, Letton Gooch Printers, Inc.Partner, Commonwealth Investment Partners LLCNorfolk, Virginia
Don WatkinsChief Executive OfficerAmerican Covers, Inc.Alpine, Utah
Randy Sherman, M.D.The Audrey Skirball KenisProfessor and ChairPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryKeck School of MedicineLos Angeles, California
William R. FoxPresidentFox Properties Inc.Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Board of Governors
Billy BushCo-Anchor"Access Hollywood"Los Angeles, California
Alice Chiu, JPFounderSheen Hok Charitable FoundationHong Kong
Dan Clark, CSPMotivational Speaker, Consultant and AuthorClark Success SystemsSalt Lake City, Utah
Elizabeth M. DaleySteven J. Ross/Time-Warner Professor and DeanSchool of Cinema-TelevisionUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Roma DowneyActress and Operation Smile SpokespersonMalibu, California
Bill FinneranManaging DirectorWachovia SecuritiesNew York, New York
Alan G. HassenfeldChairman of the BoardHasbro, Inc.Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Paul HighamPrincipalh factorFormer Chief Marketing Officer (Retired)Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Taos, New Mexico
Thomas F. KaneOwnerAdare Manor Hotel & Golf ResortJuno Beach, Florida
William P. Magee Jr., D.D.S., M.DChief Executive Officer and Co-founderOperation SmilePresidentMagee-Rosenblum Plastic SurgeryNorfolk, Virginia
Jerry MoyesChairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired)Swift Transportation, Inc.Phoenix, Arizona
Dale MurphyProfessional baseball player (Retired)Atlanta BravesPhiladelphia PhilliesColorado RockiesAlpine, Utah
Frank Reidy, ChairmanDirectorYantai-Raffles ShipyardChinaPresidentMcClees Associates, LLCVirginia Beach, Virginia
Carlos F. RoblesPresident, Starbright Solutions LLCGlobal Retailer Marketing Manager, ExxonMobil (Retired)Weston, Florida
José Antonio RíosPresidentGlobal Crossing InternationalMiami, Florida
Mariquita Salimbangon-YeungFounding ChairmanMariquita Salimbangon-Yeung Charitable Foundation, Inc.Cebu, the Philippines