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rufus dog

(8,419 posts) Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:33 AM Jul 2017

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I owe McCain an apology - Skinny Repeal goes down 51-49

The old Son of a Bitch actually followed through, stayed with his principles and voted no.

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I owe McCain an apology - Skinny Repeal goes down 51-49 (Original Post) rufus dog Jul 2017 OP

A first mchill Jul 2017 #1

Not me...we wouldn't be here now if he weren't such a hypocrite. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #2

I'm with you drmeow Jul 2017 #4

We were here because of his principles Tiggeroshii Jul 2017 #6

Mukowski and Collins voted no mucifer Jul 2017 #3

They were 49 and 50 for no. They were expected. John McCain broke the tie Tiggeroshii Jul 2017 #5

mchill

(1,017 posts)

1. A first

Reply to rufus dog (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:34 AM

Jul 2017

He had nothing to lose. Good for him.

BigmanPigman

(51,554 posts)

2. Not me...we wouldn't be here now if he weren't such a hypocrite.

Reply to rufus dog (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:36 AM

Jul 2017

drmeow

(5,011 posts)

4. I'm with you

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:38 AM

Jul 2017

And I wrote him to tell him that (bastard's my senator)

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

6. We were here because of his principles

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:42 AM

Jul 2017

We are out because of them too.

His principle were to always vote for debate. He has never voted down a bill for debate in his 30 years as a US Senator

mucifer

(23,461 posts)

3. Mukowski and Collins voted no

Reply to rufus dog (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:37 AM

Jul 2017

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

5. They were 49 and 50 for no. They were expected. John McCain broke the tie

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:39 AM

Jul 2017

The bill would have passed if he voted with mcconnell because of Pence's vote

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