I didn't wish him death. I said it's unfortunate that the cancer didn't get him before he cast a vote that could cause millions of people to suffer.
McCain voted for a straight repeal in 2015 and sent the bill to Obama's desk. What's his reason for changing his mind?
YAY! He put out the fire he started with the YES on the MTP.
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YAY! He put out the fire he started with the YES on the MTP.
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It's funny that so many people (myself included) thought McCain was being horrible when he voted in favor of the motion to proceed... turns out that he was just setting things up to make sure he could end these constant attempts at horrific health care bills. I still won't call McCain a saint (he still has a reputation for declaring bills horrible and voting for them anyway), but kudos to him for thinking long term.
My question is: how much of this is for the good of the country versus saving the Republican party from itself? I'm inclined to think McCain saw the real suffering the repeal would inflict, but he's probably also aware that a bill that steals health care from millions of the Republicans' own constituents isn't likely to help their chances in 2018. Of course, spending several years portraying the ACA as the devil incarnate and then being unable to come up with a viable alternative isn't going to help the Republicans' chances, either...
It's funny that so many people (myself included) thought McCain was being horrible when he voted in favor of the motion to proceed... turns out that he was just setting things up to make sure he could end these constant attempts at horrific health care bills. I still won't call McCain a saint (he still has a reputation for declaring bills horrible and voting for them anyway), but kudos to him for thinking long term.
My question is: how much of this is for the good of the country versus saving the Republican party from itself? I'm inclined to think McCain saw the real suffering the repeal would inflict, but he's probably also aware that a bill that steals health care from millions of the Republicans' own constituents isn't likely to help their chances in 2018. Of course, spending several years portraying the ACA as the devil incarnate and then being unable to come up with a viable alternative isn't going to help the Republicans' chances, either...
McCain only does for McCain. All his previous votes against the ACA are a matter of public record. If he's weighing his legacy more than what he can get for going along, it reveals how long he thinks he's got.
The bill could not be killed without the MTP.
It's funny that so many people (myself included) thought McCain was being horrible when he voted in favor of the motion to proceed... turns out that he was just setting things up to make sure he could end these constant attempts at horrific health care bills. I still won't call McCain a saint (he still has a reputation for declaring bills horrible and voting for them anyway), but kudos to him for thinking long term.
My question is: how much of this is for the good of the country versus saving the Republican party from itself? I'm inclined to think McCain saw the real suffering the repeal would inflict, but he's probably also aware that a bill that steals health care from millions of the Republicans' own constituents isn't likely to help their chances in 2018. Of course, spending several years portraying the ACA as the devil incarnate and then being unable to come up with a viable alternative isn't going to help the Republicans' chances, either...
It wouldn't have been born if not for the MTP. Oh, and it's still not dead.
Reconciliation period is still open. I think through september.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/29/senate-republicans-obamacare-repeal-241128
They'll be back.
So the news is that McCain is about to go under the ground. I don't suppose this news will make any positive or negative difference to what remains of the families of the hundreds of thousands who have went under the ground in the middle east, a direct consequence of the war he so enthusiastically supported.
The media (both left and right leaning) regularly refer to him as a titan of Senate. What is not clear what makes a titan:
- Being a leech, in other words a career politician. Being there for not years but decades. Therefore not serving the country, but himself. Very much like the other titans of Congress.
- Being a remarkably dumb person. Criticized the bailout program straightaway without even reading (unable to?) the 3 page outline of it.
- Finishing 5th from bottom in a class of 899.
Meanwhile, continued to receive top class health care funded by the tax payer, while consistently opposing the same for millions lesser mortals who didn't have the privilege of being a dumb son of a top dog.
But as soon as he goes, glowing tributes will flow for the titan. And would probably go on for a while as is the case these days. Exaggeration and over the top rhetoric being a hallmark of the current culture.
More examples of humanities downfall. ^ ^
Nice dodge. It's about the way you are talking about someone who will probably not be around much longer. I have many disagreements with the man.You could say the downfall started decades ago when this guy who said he was more famous than Jesus (now that I think was over the top), used to go around saying things like these....
I'm sick and tired of hearing things from
Uptight short sided narrow minded hypocritics
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
I've had enough of reading things
By neurotic psychotic pigheaded politicians
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
Nice dodge. It's about the way you are talking about someone who will probably not be around much longer. I have many disagreements with the man.
Not a dodge at all, I was trying to convey something related to this topic.
I absolutely no longer get this supposed respect for someone who is about to go, for someone most moral people can agree has not lead a moral life. There are hundreds of thousands, no ...more, for whom there is no one to talk about before they leave or after they leave. The victims of these politicians. So should one refrain from talking about somebody just because he is about to go, or because he wore a suit all his life?