Discussion: McCain: State-Specific Buy-Offs In Obamacare Repeal 'Unsavory'

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This isnā€™t a repeal bill! Itā€™s a ā€œwe gotta get the money some fā€™n place so we can give our donors (bribers) a tax cut!ā€

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I still think that McCain is a good man held hostage by the GOP.

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Ditto the Rand Paul thread: ā€œIā€™m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!ā€

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Heā€™s dying of brain cancer. He didnā€™t give a shit until his imminent death put in to perspective what the less privileged rest of us have to deal with on a daily basis. Iā€™m glad he voted the way he did, but every single elected official should have done the same without hesitationā€¦letā€™s see how he votes when it comes to taxes.

Iā€™m not holding my breath.

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Rand Paul calls it ā€œunseemly.ā€ John McCain calls it ā€œunsavory.ā€ I call it corrupt and disgusting.

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ā€œIt seems the bazaar is open."

And this is different from any other day in Congress how exactly?

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McCain is complicated.
He absolutely has a dark side. He can be really nasty.
He also loves the attention heā€™s gotten over the decades when he plays the maverick: Cameras, microphones. And then he can act like a sycophant too when smoozing with tea party wackos.

Trump made a big tactical error one week after he announced his candidacy; remember that tweet? McCain sure does.

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The man who inflicted Sarah Palin on us has a lot to answer for. But this is a start.

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No heā€™s not a hostage but he needs to call out his party obstructist behavior for the reason that they are in this mess.

No, itā€™s not. He will never be forgiven for the most egregious act of political malpractice in the last 100 years. Ever.

In fact, Iā€™d like to see ā€œThe Man Who Gave Us Sarah Palinā€ etched on his headstone so people never forget.

Iā€™ll bet his first wife would disagree. And sheā€™d be right.

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And this tactic surprises anyone because?

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Bill Cassidy is just another Tea Party hack, but Lindsey Graham was once considered a ā€œserious person.ā€ With this horrifying parody of legislating, Graham has forfeited any claim to being a responsible member of Congress.

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I used to get down on him for picking Palin - but the current Pee-Resident makes Palin look like a freaking Nobel Prize winner by comparison.

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I really donā€™t get Graham at all.

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Iā€™m guessing thereā€™s not even gonna be a vote.

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Palinā€™s candidacy enabled Trumpā€™s. Before her you had to be a serious person to run for national office. After her any damn fool would be acceptable if he or she was good on TV.

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My guess is there are 10 or 12 Republican senators who will vote against it if push comes to shove. McConnell knows the exact number.

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McConnell knows heā€™s dumpster diving and he also knows that he canā€™t have dignity and do what he does, thus, he has forsaken all dignity.

They want a win, any win, but killing O-care would be a real warm and fuzzy one for them, death panels or no.

And Iā€™m just spitballinā€™ here but making each successive attempt worse and kicking many more millions to the healthcare curb just doesnā€™t seem like the way to gain support.
I am not geared for ā€˜conservativeā€™ thinking-that is clear.

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" Despite the divorce, Carol McCain has remained on good terms with John McCain[30] and has supported him in all his subsequent political campaigns.[3] She refused to discuss her marriage with an election opponent of McCainā€™s in 1982 who was seeking negative information about him, telling the opponent that ā€œa gentleman never would have calledā€.[37] She supported his 2008 presidential campaign and told The Mail on Sunday in June 2008 she was not bitter and that, ā€œHeā€™s a good guy. We are still good friends. He is the best man for president.ā€[3] "

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