Opinion: John McCain gets a Father’s Day gift

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John McCain got an early Father’s Day gift from daughter Meghan McCain -- she changed her voter registration from independent to Republican.

‘I did this as a symbol of my commitment to my dad and to represent the faith I have in his ability to be an effective leader for our country and to grow and strengthen the Republican Party when he is elected president of the United States,’ she wrote on her blog. ‘Happy Father’s Day, Dad!’

But the bigger present from daughter to dad might be the book she’s working on -- a children’s story about her father due out in September. The press release says it’s untitled but Simon & Schuster’s website says it’s called ‘My Dad, John McCain.’ The book is geared toward kids ages 5 to 10. Not many voters in that demographic, so you can’t accuse the McCains of pandering to the youth vote. But those kids have parents.

‘I am truly excited about the opportunity to write a children’s book about my father, who is not only a fantastic dad, but also a great American,’ the daughter said in the Simon & Schuster release. ‘This book will offer children the unique opportunity to see the character-building events that happened over his lifetime, experiences that led up to his current bid to become the future president of the United States.’

All that in 32 pages. With illustrations (by Dan Andreasen).

-- Scott Martelle