John McCain defended Obama in similar circumstances in 2007.
Look where it got him!
You;re "correct"...when McCain showed the needed decency and ethics, he lost all the rednecks and bigoted right wingers...........
(were you one of those?)
LMAO, my comment just before voting for McCain in the general election was: "I'm going to hold my nose and vote for commie lite instead of full blown commie". Nobody has an obligation to defend your dear leader, nobody.