The ensuing Keating Five scandal, which stretched from 1989 to 1991, was a public humiliation for Mr. McCain, a real blow to someone who lived by a stringent honor code. The only Republican implicated, he also received the most lenient finding by the ethics committee, which found him guilty of poor judgment. The loss to Barack Obama that followed rocked Mr. McCain, and he returned to the Senate unhappy and somewhat at a loss. But the episodes often quickly passed, and Mr. McCain would offer apologies. That lasted about a day, and soon Mr. McCain was striding through the Senate hallways as usual, trading barbs and bits of information with journalists and colleagues who were aware that their moments with him were drawing to a close.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2018 02:03 UTC