Discussion: McCain: Whoever Loses The Election Has 'A Duty To Concede'

system1 · October 20, 2016, 4:55pm

McCain: Whoever Loses The Election Has 'A Duty To Concede' Back to article

maximus · October 20, 2016, 5:01pm

Straight from the horse’s mouth…

irasdad · October 20, 2016, 5:02pm

“Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called it ‘every American leader’s first responsibility’ to accept the results of an election.”

I hope Sen. Kirkpatrick holds him to that.

austinite · October 20, 2016, 5:02pm

But according to what McCain said just a day or two ago, whoever wins a Senate has a right to stop votes on a SCOTUS Justice replacement until his party is back in power, however many years (decades?) that might take.

Did I get that right?

McCain is a senile old has-been. Too bad they’ll probably re-elect him again. Pathetic.

jimtoday · October 20, 2016, 5:04pm

Oh, ok. Thanks, Asshole.

grack · October 20, 2016, 5:04pm

Johnny pulls up on the stick a bit late… again.

carlosfiance · October 20, 2016, 5:05pm

“I didn’t like the outcome of the 2008 election. But I had a duty to concede, and I did so without reluctance,” McCain wrote. “A concession isn’t just an exercise in graciousness. It is an act of respect for the will of the American people, a respect that is every American leader’s first responsibility.”

You know, I´d like McCain. Except that I know tomorrow he´ll just turn around and be a dick again.

ajaykalra · October 20, 2016, 5:05pm

Scalia: Not Necessarily. We can make a winner out of anyone; just don’t concede.

lew · October 20, 2016, 5:09pm

One part of the alimentary canal anyway.

maximus · October 20, 2016, 5:10pm

I’m guessing the downstream end?

bkmn · October 20, 2016, 5:10pm

It would be nice if the Democratic party can win a majority in both the House and Senate so she could have at least two years to get things done.

tiowally · October 20, 2016, 5:19pm

Sid McSphincter?

maximus · October 20, 2016, 5:22pm

Grampy Cryptkeepers Sphincter? Thank for that image…

More like the "Ailes"mentary canal.
@lew More like the "Ailes"mentary canal.

douglashh · October 20, 2016, 5:23pm

It is also every Senator’s duty and obligation to vote, up or down, for the SCOUS nominee. It’s time for you to go.

ericaz · October 20, 2016, 5:27pm

Donald Trump and John McCain are tearing the fabric of our Democracy.
First, John McCain says he will block the Constitutional process of appointing justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Then, Donald Trump says he may not abide by the people’s decision in the coming election.
Throughout world history, democracies have broken down when would-be leaders stop following the rules.
Stand up for America! Vote for Hillary Clinton and Ann Kirkpatrick to protect our Constitution.

alyoshakaramazov1 · October 20, 2016, 5:33pm

Um, you misspelled “jackass”

alyoshakaramazov1 · October 20, 2016, 5:34pm

File this in that fat folder over there, marked “Things I Thought I’d Never Have To Say”

inlabsitrust · October 20, 2016, 5:47pm

But the senator is overlooking the power/grope/sexual assault factor. Trump does what he does, whether it is groping women or threatening the peaceful transfer of power tradition, to demonstrate his power over everyone else. He gets off on the domination, not the pleasure.

dickweed · October 20, 2016, 5:59pm

Uh oh more fodder for Donald to claim McCain gives up easily instead of fighting.

clemmers · October 20, 2016, 6:20pm

Exactly. Sometimes he seems to have pretty good instincts, and then he fucks it up with Republican talking points.

As soon as he reads his RNC instructions from the fax machine, he’ll be back out there, blathering “Media bias” and “b-b-b-but Al Gore!”