The Best Years of My Life

Holly Yeager's article on John McCain's lousy oratorical skills is spot-on, but watching this sleep-inducing clip, I'm focusing on something else: See web-only content:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/04/the-best-years-of-my-life/44188/ "Memory often accords our high school years the distinction of being among the happiest of our lives." Does it? I thought people usually hated high school. Am I wrong?

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/04/the-best-years-of-my-life/44188/