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In reply to the discussion: Beautiful tweet from Obama about McCain. Trump hasn't commented. [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)28. Yeah. Like it was just 6 months ago
It seems a lot longer though.
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Beautiful tweet from Obama about McCain. Trump hasn't commented. [View all]
Mrs. Overall
Jul 2017
OP
I just realized I said "condolences" rather than "sympathy" and "best wishes for recovery."
Mrs. Overall
Jul 2017
#10
Seems odd to hear a compassionate, decent response from a politician. What a treat it was...
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#17
I so miss the days when politicians were decent. Obama and Hillary are good, kind people.
smirkymonkey
Jul 2017
#40
Both the sentiment and the memory of the man who wrote it is enough to bring tears.
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#48
"Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family."
NYC Liberal
Jul 2017
#60
I wasn't promoting falsehoods. At the time of Obama's tweet, there were no statements from trump or
Mrs. Overall
Jul 2017
#65
Wasn't McCain scheduled to vote to repeal Obamacare, before he suffered a blood clot ????
dubyadiprecession
Jul 2017
#76