Posted on 10/08/2013 8:54:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senator John McCain has been one of the strongest Republican voices in Congress opposing the conservative efforts to repeal, defund, or delay Obamacare. He took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to continue pressing that point, as well as scolding Congress and saying they should all be “ashamed” for allowing the government shutdown to keep going.
McCain was set off by the news that during the shutdown, military benefits are being held up. He said Congress is so unpopular that “we’re down to blood relatives and paid staffers” at this point, asking his colleagues, “Shouldn’t we be embarrassed about this? Shouldn’t we be ashamed?”
McCain called for both sides to “sit down and talk like grown-ups,” and proceeded to revisit exactly why he hasn’t been going along with the conservative fight on Obamacare.
“Somehow, to think that we are going to repeal Obamacare, which would have required 67 Republican votes, of course, was a false premise, and I think did the American people a great disservice by convincing them that somehow we could.”
He also addressed much of the cross-party and intra-party fighting going on in Washington, saying, “Stop attacking each other and impugning people’s integrity and honor!”
Watch the video below, via C-SPAN 2:
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Does AZ have the highest turnout for those Americans signing up for “Obamacare”?
Damn, what is that thing wearing the blue dress?
Señor Senile Senior!
Shut up Juan. When Americans want any crap out of you we’ll unscrew your head and dip it out.
Well McCain, I’m embarrassed by you and your twit of a daughter everytime you two open your pie-holes, does that count?
Not sure, but I do know their Gov (Brewer) signed up for the expanding of Medicaid under 0DeathCare. Maybe it's for the (illegal's) chirrens.
I am “ashamed” and “embarrassed” by McCain and his disdain for patriots.
Is McCaina a total moron, or is he being paid off in some way by Obama.
McCain called for both sides to “sit down and talk like grown-ups”.
What a disingenuous SOB! It’s not like he doesn’t know that Obama and Reid have flatly refused to talk, let alone negotiate.
“Stop attacking each other and impugning people’s integrity and honor!”
And then he proceeds to attack conservatives.
With all the unprecedented and outrageous behavior of Obama, McCain has never criticized him that I recall, even when he was running against the guy! But he has no such compunction about calling the conservatives dishonest and liars! Why doesn’t he and his idiotic daughter switch parties already?
Arizonans should be ashamed for re-electing this worthless turd.
No, McCain YOU are the embarrassment.
“Stop attacking each other and impugning people’s integrity and honor!”
He sounds intoxicated.
I think he suffers from the same “tingle” Chrissie Matthews suffers from.
Both.
Look at me! Look at me!
I’m John McCain! I’m relevant!
Everyone on my team is an idiot except me!
Where’s another microphone I can talk into?
You want me to come on your Leftist show and dance for you?
You got it! Shuck and Jive! Give me a spotlight!
Let’s do this baby!
The won’t be as long as he brings home the bacon (pork barrel spending).
“Where’d you get the pig?”
“That’s not a pig, that’s a Rhinoceros.”
To quote another Freeper: The only thing I want to hear coming out of his mouth is...”I’m having a stroke.”
Because, if McCain switched parties, the media would ignore him.
The senile old sap has "news value" only as a Republican criticizing other Republicans.
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