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redstateblues

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5. McCain has been playing the long game

Reply to scheming daemons (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 09:20 AM

Jul 2017

Waiting for a chance to not only do the right thing but to stick it it Trump while giving cover to his cowardly colleagues. There's nothing Trump can do to McCain- he's dying.

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McCain did nothing more than take one for this colleagues on his way out [View all] Txbluedog Jul 2017 OP

Whatever his reason... he stuck a stick in Trump's eye, and that's a good thing. scheming daemons Jul 2017 #1

I agree dalton99a Jul 2017 #2

Not denying that for a single, solitary moment but... Txbluedog Jul 2017 #4

Susan Collins has a 78% approval in Maine, specifically BECAUSE she is moderate and anti-Trump scheming daemons Jul 2017 #6

McCain has been playing the long game redstateblues Jul 2017 #5

If McCain had voted yes, in all likelihood a lot of people would have lost their insurance. Instead still_one Jul 2017 #12

I agree. Justice Jul 2017 #14

disagree, Sen Heller HAD every reason to vote NO and he chose not to and that beachbum bob Jul 2017 #3

Voting No edhopper Jul 2017 #7

I actually don't think so... Adrahil Jul 2017 #8

I guess it is easy to minimize it, but the fact is it failed by one vote, and to glibly state that still_one Jul 2017 #9

After LOSER 45 called McCain a brave man for showing up Motley13 Jul 2017 #10

I don't believe that McConnell wanted to lose this..... virtualobserver Jul 2017 #11

I bet a few republican governors lobbied loyalsister Jul 2017 #15

It was literally the middle finger to 45 Cosmocat Jul 2017 #13