I'm no fan of McCain, but I've seen him step up and do the right thing from time to time.

[Frustratedlady]

I have a strong feeling he will fly back and vote "NO" on this vote tomorrow. He knows right from wrong and shows his patriotism when necessary, but I don't think he likes any part of what this POTUS is doing to our country and will do his part in knocking him down...if he votes No, Graham will follow.

After all, McCain is probably jeopardizing what health he has to work with by flying. I've heard it isn't a good mix - flying and brain cancer. That may be an old wives' tale, but I sure wouldn't take the chance for this drip that sits in the Oval Office.

[Stuart G]

1. We will see...tomorrow. I hope you are correct ...nt

[RhodeIslandOne]

2. I hope you are right

His legacy is one of two things....

Killing this stupid bill.......

.....or his hatred towards the man who beat him soundly.

[ladym55]

3. I really want you to be right about this

but what I'm reading suggests that he will do the opposite.

[liberal from boston]

35. Senator McCain

Lawrence tonight on Senator McCain:

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/mccain-returning-to-senate-for-critical-health-care-vote-1008114755766

[Thrill]

4. Doubt it

[BannonsLiver]

5. I don't think he's coming back to do any of that

He's coming back to rescue MCTurtle from further embarrassment.

[Blaukraut]

6. Why would he go through the trouble to fly back and vote no?

All he needs to do is stay put and not vote. That mofo is going to vote yes.

[bearsfootball516]

12. Exactly

There's no reason for him to fly back just to vote no when he could do that exact thing by just staying put.

[Justitia]

19. Ditto

Plus, he always votes "yes" on motions to proceed from what I've read.

Everyone is looking for a hero. In this case, I think they will be sorely disappointed.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. No way.

[Le Gaucher]

8. This will not be such a moment

Sorry to let the air out of your balloon. But Mccain isn't going to vote against his party. He complained about scotus cloture .. And promptly voted the asshole gorsuch in.

[Awsi Dooger]

9. Nothing good is going to happen

Always keep that in mind regarding this administration.

Handicapping piece by piece is a waste of time.

Big picture

[Nevernose]

10. He's going to fly his well-insured, well-doctored ass

Straight to Washington so he can take away other people's access to cancer treatment, and he's doing it so his billionaire friends and family can have a billion-plus-one.

Fuck that guy.

[BigmanPigman]

13. Ditto!

[The_Casual_Observer]

11. Forget it. It's already been announced.

There isn't any Santa Claus.

[DURHAM D]

14. As someone commented on another site -

Tammy Duckworth is a hero. McCain is a zero.

[KentuckyWoman]

15. You have more faith in him than I do.

I respect his military service to this country and the sacrifices he's made all his life afterward due to that time.

Beyond that, not so much. Not anymore. He was on one thread back when he hugged up WhistleAss trying to get a place at the trough. This after the GOP machine spread racist crap all over the south regarding McCain to cost him votes in the primaries.

He has sold out before. I expect him to this time.

[Shrike47]

16. It would be wonderful, but won't happen.

I'd love to see McCain do something great for America but don't expect to. This is the man who agreed to Sarah Palin as a running mate.

[BigDemVoter]

17. I haven't really.

I've watched him since the 1980s. I always found his claims of being a "maverick" to be ridiculous.

He likes to act like the big man around town, but he's not.

I FULLY expect him to vote to proceed with this atrocity. If he does, I'll be counting the hours until he, himself, is dead, as he will be responsible for the deaths of thousands.

Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but I certainly have NO faith that he'll suddenly decide to DO the right thing rather than mewl and prattle about it as he normally does.

[Me.]

18. Considering His Personal Problem

one would hope he's had an epiphany about health care and isn't coming back with a "I've got mine, my Cadillac health care and that's that" attitude.

[LuckyLib]

25. Wouldn't it be interesting if he actually talked with folks (patients and providers)

and heard about the success of the ACA in getting access to medical care?
And had a change of heart?
Nah . . . won't happen.

[Demsrule86]

49. He doesn't clearly or he would not fly back.

[JenniferJuniper]

20. Palin-Bringer will not do the right thing.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

21. This is his chance but...

I don't think he's seen Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...

[rufus dog]

22. McCain is a media creation

100 percent bullshit

No way in hell he votes no, NONE!

[politicaljunkie41910]

23. I agree with you that John McCain has a chance to make this his finest hour by doing the right thing

I also can't believe that John McCain and Lyndsay Graham are not bothered by how Trump uses the men and women of the Military as his prop whenever he needs to, while having avoided the draft with all those deferments himself. He also shows such disdain for the entire Intelligence Community while continuously threatening to use military force to prove how tough he is, though it wouldn't be his behind, or his child's behind, that is out there in harms way. I also think it has got to bother McCain that Trump has proven to be Putin's bitch and is willing to sell out this nation to keep whatever secret agreements and relationships he has with Putin and the Russians, secret?

If McCain came all the way back simply to cast a vote for a bad bill, I'd be very disappointed. At his age, he is cementing his legacy in stone. Is passing a bad health care bill that will gut Medicaid, and will leave more than 25 million people without health care coverage to be his Waterloo? Is that the hill McCain wants to stake his legacy to? I hope not, but we will know soon enough.

[ecstatic]

24. I don't trust him. He's had plenty of time to take a STRONG stand against Trump

The same Trump who mocked his POW status. Yes, McCain was brave then, but he's a coward now.

[SHRED]

26. Staying home is a defacto NO vote

Only one reason he is going.

[onecaliberal]

33. Yes. What Shred said. There is zero reason to show up if he's a no.

[Liberty Belle]

27. Everyone should take a moment to call and email McCain, and encourage him

to show courage and save millions of lives, now that he knows what's it like to have yours on the line and dependent on quality healthcare. If you know any Republicans who feel that way, it's important for them to contact him and say so, too. If he arrives in DC to millions of emails and phone messages, just maybe he'll think twice before casting his vote.

I agree that it's likely he will vote yes, if he's going to the trouble to fly back.

[Demsrule86]

48. He is flying back to vote yes...don't waste your time...call Capito or Heller or Portman.

[Kablooie]

28. If he stayed away and didn't vote it would count as a no.

Because there would be one less yes vote.
So if he's flying in, which is an ordeal in his state, it would have to be to vote yes.

[awesomerwb1]

29. Maybe a no.

Don't hold your breath though.

[Ninsianna]

30. He's all talk. He was anti-Trump too, until he rubber stamped everything.

He's been putting party first.

[dalton99a]

31. McCain will not disappoint McConnell. He wants to die and be remembered as a GOP hero

[smirkymonkey]

55. He will die and be remembered as a national disgrace.

[ThoughtCriminal]

32. McCain rarely fails to disappoint me

I am nearly certain that he will do what he does time after time - follow the party line.

Occasionally he may SAY things that lead some to think he will do the right thing, but he rarely does.

[Luciferous]

34. Why fly back to vote no?

[dalton99a]

36. Exactly.

[still_one]

38. yup. No one should delude themselves, he is flying back to vote yes

[still_one]

37. He wouldn't be flying back if he was voting no.

[spanone]

39. i have no hope in mr. mccain....sarah palin.

fuck him

this is a dream post.

[msongs]

40. when? nt

[jiminvegas]

41. When he was younger, no one had more courage

Or love for their country. Then he put Palin on his ticket and took a chance that he would be elected then have to leave office, making Palin president. That wasn't courage, that was taking a longshot hail mary type desperate measure that could have put a moron one heart beat from the"nucular" codes.

He started looking more like a maverick when he became a never Trumper. But he follows along with everything drumpf wants. I have no faith that McCain will do the right thing regarding the health care vote.

[Demsrule86]

47. That is untrue...he was one of the Keating crew and has always been a fraud.

[Gabi Hayes]

64. Exactly!!!

No bigger hypocrite in congress

All talk

And what he did during the keating 5
Scandal should've cost him his

He really committed perjury, but iokiyaar

[chimpymustgo]

69. Thank you! He's a spineless fraud, puffed up by the media. Trump lackey.

Please remind me when he's been a "maverick" for the people.

[barbtries]

42. time will tell

my recollection is he caved on torture during the gw regime, but i'm getting old so maybe not.

[Hekate]

44. I don't think he did. But he was certainly outnumbered.

[Hekate]

43. I, too, hope that you are right

[Voltaire2]

45. He has been a consistent bullshitter of a "maverick" his entire political career.

[Demsrule86]

46. Fuck McCain...his last vote is to kill people. That is a fitting legacy for this

Republican murderer. I hope he burns in hell.

[Tom Rinaldo]

50. McCain would not deceive Republican leadership. They are confident where he stands

If they weren't they would not push for him to be there. Graham will vote yes because he has his own "replace" amendment that he is pushing.

[Warren DeMontague]

51. Doubt it.

I can only think of one plausible reason he'd be flying to DC.

[Casprings]

52. GOP leadership was pushing him to come back

Don't you think they would ask him now he was going to vote and have the other votes before that?

[OnDoutside]

53. So How's McCain doing now ?

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

61. "I'll give you a bigly speech at your funeral"

[OnDoutside]

62. "Hey look, he's boxed up again !"

[nikibatts]

54. Here's hoping...

[DFW]

56. My bet is this:

McCain's idea of being a hero is flying in to support his commander in chief (that would be McTurtle, not Trump).

His real attitude in private will be, "no one came to help me while I was suffering as a POW. Why the hell should I help out anybody now?"

Don't forget--his version of patriotism is bombing civilians from a plane. That's about how much he'll be caring about the civilians he'd be bombing if he backs McTurtle up.

[wryter2000]

57. If he wanted to say no

He could have done it from home. He's not going to be a no vote.

[mcar]

58. He always, always, capitulates to the party

Always. I hope you are correct, but I fear you are not.

[mvd]

59. I hope he beats his cancer

I know from experience in my own family how horrible this disease is. He is a fighter and if anyone can beat brain cancer, he can. But I held my tongue at first because I was losing respect for him, especially after the Palin choice. It would be really low to fly back and vote to repeal health care when others need the health care he is getting.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

60. Wishful thinking. He's going to destroy any legacy he had left.

[MiniMe]

63. He will vote yes because this is a vote to proceed to the debate

And he thinks the bill should be debated. Doubt he would vote for the bill itself in it's current form.

[Iggo]

65. I'm no fan of McCain.

That is all.

[loyalsister]

66. I can see where it could be tasty revenge

Trump basically called him a loser for getting captured in Vietnam. He also is probably not oblivious to the fact that Trump is dragging the GOP down, and I would be shocked if he were not outraged by what is being revealed about dealings with Russia.

[salin]

67. it is a great fantasy

but I think he already signaled he is voting with the GOP.

[JoeStuckInOH]

68. Hopefully. It's no secret that he's not a fan of the trumpster.