The late Republican Arizona Senator and presidential candidate John McCain, born on August 29, 1936, was always a breath of fresh air. What you see is what you got with the “Straight Talk Express.”

He could work across the aisle with Democratic Senate colleagues, including Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman and others on a regular bipartisan basis. This also included Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on comprehensive immigration reform and Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform.

McCain’s history in the Senate hearkens back to an age of collegiality no longer seen today. McCain, like New York’s late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, was an intellectual giant standing head-and-shoulders above today’s newer generation of senators.

In our era of highly partisan politics, let’s hope that Congress members from different parties on the third anniversary of McCain’s passing on Aug.26, 2018, can honor McCain’s memory.

Will we ever move beyond rigid ideological commitments and come together on behalf of all Americans?

McCain was a role models others should be emulating. With his death, Diogenes is still searching for an honest politician.