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19 seconds of drama: A video breakdown of John McCain's vote (Original Post) FourScore Jul 2017 OP
That really encapsulates the suspense still_one Jul 2017 #1
And Fox News Says...Nothing You Idiots.... Grassy Knoll Jul 2017 #2
I can relive this multiple times flamingdem Jul 2017 #3
Thanks for posting that. I think I saw it on Chris Hayes earlier. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #4
I didn't watch the vote -- was there a reason he didn't vote when his name was called? eggplant Jul 2017 #5
Not everyone was in the room when their name Canoe52 Jul 2017 #6
Ahhhh, let him grandstand. SergeStorms Jul 2017 #8
I heard Pence had pulled him into the hall. n/t pnwmom Jul 2017 #7
Historical moment. Rustyeye77 Jul 2017 #9

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
2. And Fox News Says...Nothing You Idiots....
Sat Jul 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Jul 2017

...Fox News Is Locked In My Basement.

A Little Eminem/Dr. Dre Reference.

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)
6. Not everyone was in the room when their name
Sat Jul 29, 2017, 02:00 AM
Jul 2017

was called, but would stop by the clerks desk to state their vote when they did enter the room.

However IMO, McCain was grandstanding.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
8. Ahhhh, let him grandstand.
Sat Jul 29, 2017, 03:16 AM
Jul 2017

Near death experiences have a profound effect on you, or so I've heard. If he wanted to milk it for a few seconds, just to let the enormity of what he was about to do sink in.....good for him. After all the crap he's taken from Trump lately, he's allowed to twist the knife a little, after sticking it in.

Good on 'ya, John!

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