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bigtree

(86,004 posts) Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:39 AM Jul 2017

First time I've appreciated anything McCain has done as a senator

...atta boy, Maverick!

This is like spitting fire, for my republican friends, so, savoring this.

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First time I've appreciated anything McCain has done as a senator (Original Post) bigtree Jul 2017 OP

There was that one time njhoneybadger Jul 2017 #1

I stand corrected bigtree Jul 2017 #3

It's on now! yallerdawg Jul 2017 #2

McCain deserves thanks for his vote last night dalton99a Jul 2017 #4

damn right he does bigtree Jul 2017 #5

We've been fickle in our appreciation. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #6

McCain-Feingold DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #7

not feeling it bigtree Jul 2017 #8

njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts)

1. There was that one time

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:45 AM

Jul 2017

McCain passed his wireless microphone to one woman who said, "I can't trust Obama. I have read about him and he's not, he's not uh — he's an Arab. He's not — " before McCain retook the microphone and replied:

"No, ma'am. He's a decent family man [and] citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign's all about. He's not [an Arab]."

bigtree

(86,004 posts)

3. I stand corrected

Reply to njhoneybadger (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:54 AM

Jul 2017

...I did applaud him for that.

Recognizing, of course, that his campaign was buoyed by those same folks he would denounce for the Muslim crap.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

2. It's on now!

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:53 AM

Jul 2017

That little speech McCain had was also aimed at Trump - and now if Trump goes after Republicans while sitting on the sidelines golfing, insulting the Boy Scouts of America, and tweeting hateful attacks, he is going to feel the full wrath of an equal branch of government!

dalton99a

(81,543 posts)

4. McCain deserves thanks for his vote last night

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:55 AM

Jul 2017

bigtree

(86,004 posts)

5. damn right he does

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 09:09 AM

Jul 2017

...of course, not to the exclusion of - or with any more deference given to him than - the activists, advocates, Democrats, the two republican women, and everyone else who is on our countryfolks' side of this fight.

It's also the ultimate FU to trump and the rest of the ultra-extreme conservative cabal who believed they were omnipotent on this.

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)

6. We've been fickle in our appreciation.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 09:27 AM

Jul 2017

I think he might have still been playing chess. If he hadn't voted to advance, they'd be pushing the repeal the rest of the year and doing nothing else.

I think he just wanted to do a Mortal Kombat FINISH IT! in hopes there could be a productive debate. When that didn't happen, he head stomped 45 and pulled out his spine.

Wait, scratch that, 45 doesn't have a spine.

He pulled out his brain.

Wait...