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boston bean

(36,223 posts) Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:04 PM Sep 2017

McCain is a NO. Breaking News alert from wapo!!

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McCain is a NO. Breaking News alert from wapo!! (Original Post) boston bean Sep 2017 OP

talking about it on MSNBC too. He released a 3 page statement on it TeamPooka Sep 2017 #1

thanking Senator McCain Skittles Sep 2017 #2

+1000 Tanuki Sep 2017 #5

I just saw it. Hope he holds true. underpants Sep 2017 #3

He said he wanted a bipartisan solution and won't do anything without a octoberlib Sep 2017 #4

McCain can afford to vote No Vogon_Glory Sep 2017 #6

He's dying. I don't think election or re-election was any kind of factor. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #10

I stand corrected. Nevertheless McCain can still afford to do the right thing Vogon_Glory Sep 2017 #11

Whew, ty McCain ATL Ebony Sep 2017 #7

Shut the front door! (Please hold true now!) sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #8

McCain is following his conscience. kentuck Sep 2017 #9

OK, I'm willing to give credit where credit is due. Bleacher Creature Sep 2017 #12

TeamPooka

(24,254 posts)

1. talking about it on MSNBC too. He released a 3 page statement on it

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:08 PM

Sep 2017

McCain again.

Skittles

(153,192 posts)

2. thanking Senator McCain

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:10 PM

Sep 2017

Tanuki

(14,920 posts)

5. +1000

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:13 PM

Sep 2017

underpants

(182,877 posts)

3. I just saw it. Hope he holds true.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:11 PM

Sep 2017

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

4. He said he wanted a bipartisan solution and won't do anything without a

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:12 PM

Sep 2017

CBO score.

Vogon_Glory

(9,128 posts)

6. McCain can afford to vote No

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:27 PM

Sep 2017

McCain can afford to vote No. He just got re-elected, the Donald or the Donald's successor faces a difficult re-election two years before he does, and he's probably got the smarts to see that an easy-peasy Republican electoral romp won't happen in 2022.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

10. He's dying. I don't think election or re-election was any kind of factor.

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:35 PM

Sep 2017

Vogon_Glory

(9,128 posts)

11. I stand corrected. Nevertheless McCain can still afford to do the right thing

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:45 PM

Sep 2017

A pity those Republican senators who don't have to start sweating until 2021 can't also do right by the people who voted for them.

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)

7. Whew, ty McCain

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:29 PM

Sep 2017

sprinkleeninow

(20,255 posts)

8. Shut the front door! (Please hold true now!)

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:32 PM

Sep 2017

This is--I can't say-- Exciting? Exhilarating?
(Help me with a description.)
But it 's also draining me. I yam on pins and needles. 😥

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

9. McCain is following his conscience.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:34 PM

Sep 2017

It is encouraging to know that there is a Republican with a conscience.

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)

12. OK, I'm willing to give credit where credit is due.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:57 PM

Sep 2017

I really thought that he would fold, or that he would drag it out to the very end before killing the bill in order to maximize the attention. He seems to have done the right thing, and I thank him for it.

And it still doesn't remotely get him off the hook for giving us Palin.

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