tough challenges. one of them was drug addiction. uh-huh. and you became addicted in a way that has now become familiar to sadly, to millions of americans. tell me about that. well, i became addicted to prescription drugs because i had a terrible back problem. the issue was hot. it was probably the only ethical issue that john mccain ever faced in his life. as you know, the savings and loan crisis and yeah. as far as the addiction goes, i could see myself it s weird. i could see myself spiralling because i went and sat every day in the hearings and that s hard to do. the world cameras are on you and i had to be there. i had to be there, and it just was this pendulum that started
leading the doj s response to the savings and loan crisis. no. for him, it was something more. it was something more tangible. it was talladega. three days after bill was named acting attorney general by president bush, 121 prisoners noted and seized control of the talladega federal correctional institution in alabama. this was a very serious matter. they took ten hostages. planning at the doj began immediately for how best to resolve the situation and secure the safe release of the hostages. in such a situation, some would have sought political cover. not bill. he was in charge. he knew the response was his decision to make. his responsibility. he maintained his focus on the