O'Donnell says McCain has let Trump know that he can count on his vote on the healthcare bill.

[Honeycombe8]

I don't know if Trump called or what, but O'Donnell said that he told Trump he'd vote for the bill next week. I THINK that's what he said, and not just that he'd be there for the vote.

McCain is a very reliable Republican, which is why he's popular among the establishment. He blusters & says wise things and has friends across the aisle, but in the end he votes with his party. Of course, Arizonians probably want McCain to vote that way.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. are there any republicans that don't eventually come home to roost? Party above people, always.

[Tiggeroshii]

7. With or without McCain there is no hope on a bill without bipartisan support

[sunonmars]

2. If his decision making due to his illness is compromised then he should not be allowed to vote.

[Honeycombe8]

3. Who would object? It IS a brain tumor, now that you mention it. But he was functioning before. nt

[emulatorloo]

16. His doctors, I don't think they would advise taking this trip.

[LeftInTX]

8. All he has to do is register a vote

[doc03]

4. He has a pre-existing illness and insurance but has no problem taking coverage

for a pre-existing illness from us common people.

[orleans]

18. exactly what i think

how fucking lucky for him that his ass is covered

we certainly do not deserve such wonderful treatment because he's special. we are not.

[Honeycombe8]

20. Yes, the irony isn't lost on any of us, I guess. nt

[sunonmars]

5. Anyway I think he has to be present for his vote to count.

[dem4decades]

6. Are all the retirees rich in Arizona?

[riversedge]

9. UMM. I hope no one changes their mind and votes a sympathy vote. Sounds cruel at this moment but

I just hope not.

[msongs]

10. it's sad he has brain cancer AND its even sadder he wants 30 million people to lose THEIR care nt

[chowder66]

21. Thank you for saying what I couldn't figure out to say without feeling mean. nt

[BannonsLiver]

11. He has nothing to lose by doing the right thing

He will likely not live to serve out the 6 year term he was elected to in November, and it's even less likely he will ever run again. Sorry he's dying but apparently the GOP party first ethos is a till death do us part thingy. Most regular people wouldn't want stripping healthcare from 32 million to be part of their legacy.

[MFM008]

12. Sad

When he has the best available healthcare .

We cant.

[pnwmom]

13. Arizonans probably DON'T want him to vote for Trumpcare. Arizona is a Medicaid expansion state,

and it has lots of retirees -- and AARP is strongly against Trumpcare.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/22/520409187/repeal-of-health-law-could-force-tough-decisions-for-arizona-republicans

She wouldn't be eligible for Medicaid, except that Arizona started accepting extra funding from the federal government via the Affordable Care Act in 2014 to raise the income threshold for Medicaid in the state. That enabled Arizona to expand Medicaid to cover more people.

The replacement plan the GOP leaders in Congress have proposed would cut off the federal funding for that sort of expanded eligibility after 2020.

Swapna Reddy, a professor at Arizona State University's School for the Science of Health Care Delivery, says as Congress overhauls the health care law, a state like Arizona might particularly suffer.

[Honeycombe8]

19. Then how did that horrible governor get elected? How did McCain get elected? nt

[herding cats]

14. That's truly sad.

The last of his legacy will be as a person who pandered to the likes of Trump if he makes that vote. There's no way he has enough time left to undue the damage his vote will inflict on his legacy, not to mention his voters, before he's out of office.

It seems a bit of a shame, but it's his choice to make.

[TlalocW]

15. And that's just reason number whatever that McCain is a piece of shit

I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone, but I don't care that he has it. He's done more harm than good to his country during his political career.

TlalocW

[WinkyDink]

22. I don't wish McCain ill (he's not Ryan or McConnell), but I do wish on TrumpCare he would

vote against type, vote against TrumpCare.

Vote for the veterans who followed in his footsteps but don't have his insurance;

vote for their mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and widows, who waited, welcomed, or grieved but who won't have access to health insurance, family planning, or Medicaid;

vote for young Americans whom you hope never see battle but who need most now to remain on their parents' insurance plans while trying to get an economic foothold and independence.

Time for this POW, this prisoner of conscience, to vote his conscience.

[world wide wally]

17. What's new?