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I came home, turned on my tv, and there was John McCain on the Senate floor on Fox News. Within five minutes my Fox News channel cut out and it hasn’t been back since. Coincidence? I think not.
In total, the guy deserves a win. G-d bless him. For all his faults, America is better for men like him.
Good for him.
This was a good speech, beautifully delivered. However. While I have the misfortune of empathizing with anyone with a brain tumor, I have to take Senator McCain to task for his call for bipartisanship on this issue (and many, many others), which shows a certain mindless optimism I find unwarranted.
It’s as if he’s never been stabbed in the back by Democrats before. As if the Democrats would return the favor of returning to regular order if they were in power. As if Democrats see themselves as servants to the will of the people, rather than technocrats responsible for imposing what is “best” for us in their view (and serving their electoral interests).
I’m sorry Senator McCain, but if you wish to preserve your dignity, the best thing you can do is resign your seat — and get out of the way of those willing to fight the bloody battle to save this Republic. Spend some quality time with your family while you have it.
Take an incremental improvement, Senators. Win some ground and press forward. “To hell with” the Democrats.
I’m all for Senator McCain calling for bipartisanship. The rest of the Republicans should also. Whenever the Democrats want to pass something, they spend lots of time calling for bipartisanship and decrying the Republicans for not being bipartisan. It would be nice to see the shoe on the other foot for a change. When the Democrats won’t help pass legislation, then the Republicans can sadly tell the evening news that they encouraged the Democrats to be bipartisan, but the Democrats were only interested in playing politics and were not interested in setting aside their partisan concerns to come together and make things better for the American people. Of course it wouldn’t make things any different, but it would be nice throw their calls for bipartisanship back in their faces. And somebody (Cruz?) could add: “We knew the Democrats never believed in their call for bipartisanship; it always just meant they just wanted us to go along with whatever they wanted to do.” Wouldn’t that be sweet?
I don’t remember Senator McCain making this speech about reaching across the aisle when the Democrats were ramming Obamacare down our unwilling throats. Where was he then? Nowhere.
When he wants us to cave in to the Democrat demands, there he is, all on fire with passion. When the Republicans want to talk about our needs, you’ll find McCain in the cloakroom making bend-over deals with Schumer, Reid, and company.
Resign, John McCain, and go home. We’re done with you pathetic RINOs and your cave-in-at-all-costs attitude. Do you hear me? Resign!
Agreed. McCain is a disgrace.
Wow. I mean, didn’t he fly back for the sole purpose of casting a much-needed vote to keep the Obamacare repeal alive? This seems unduly harsh.
“Unduly harsh” is a very kind (far too kind) characterization.
You misunderstand his intention. He flew back to make that speech about caving in to the Leftists. The vote was merely misdirection.
Disgrace doesn’t cover it. This man can’t be out of the Senate soon enough. Had a chance in 2010, but good job Arizona Republican voters. To quote Michael Ledeen, “faster please.”
I heard part of it on the car radio and thought he said things that needed to be said. He knows time is short, and it’s time for those we send to Washington to do their jobs.
You mean like repealing O-care?
The good news: He voted for the motion to proceed.
The bad news: He voted against repeal.
There’s your quintessential Senator Maverick.
Next order of business should be term limits. Those of us that are familiar with him could have predicted he’d pull the rug out from under himself.
John McCain is Arizona’s problem. The problem for those on the East Coast is much greater. Cuomo, Wyden, Schumer, de Blasio, McAuliffe, Sanders, just to name a few of the usual suspects. I suggest you grab a shovel and start cleaning out your own stables.
Please come and play golf in Arizona, but go back home, tend to your own garden. Corruption is a way of life back East.
Yes, with McCain not resigning, we are stuck with the Democrat From Arizona for 5 more long years.
Do you live in Arizona? His opponent in the last race for the Senate was Left of Bernie Sanders. Who are your Senator’s?
Wasn’t it Kelli somebody? I thought she was a Tea-Partier. I’m not blaming you; McCain is a hero, after all.
My Senators are Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. My Governor is the incredible Greg Abbott. We’ve been working hard to keep Texas Red for decades.
All except for Houston, Austin, and parts of Dallas. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) was his opponent. At the very least for all of John McCain’s faults he is not LBJ.
I’m still having some difficulty forgiving Texas for LBJ. :)
In a more serious vein House Members run for election in a more confined area of voters. Senators have to run statewide. There is a lot of pushback on Obamacare, and I’m sure that internal polling by Senators is much different than polling by Member’s of the House that do not run for statewide re-election.
In a less serious vein Congressional reps can be nut cases and still win re-election, it’s more difficult for a Senator.
Don’t blame Texas for LBJ; blame the cheating Democrats. Do you know how we changed Texas from ‘blue’ to ‘red’? Poll-watchers. Someone posted an amazing column on here where they detailed out how adding poll-watchers to every voting place stopped the Democrats from cheating in our elections, and practically overnight we became a Red State. I thought I had the link somewhere but I can’t find it. Maybe @max can locate it.
I believe Ole Summers wrote an essay on that story, it might be the one you remember.