Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

AZ 2010: McCain faces mostly bravos, some boos in Sun City [attacks GOP, calls for bipartisanship]
The Daily News-Sun, Sun City, Ariz. ^ | 2009-08-25 | Jeff Dempsey

Posted on 08/25/2009 8:31:25 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

(snip)

One woman asked why McCain and his fellow Republicans did not reform health care during the Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush administrations, when Republicans had the same power and control the Democrats have now.

“We should have done more, there’s no question,” McCain said. “We should have done more, but there is plenty of responsibility to go around. We need to work on a bipartisan basis. That’s what we need to be doing now, too. The time is now to make this happen.”

Another member of the audience told McCain health care is fine the way it is and to go back to Washington, D.C., and propose that Congress leave it alone.

“With all due respect, ma’am, I can’t just go back to Washington and suggest we do nothing because our children and our grandchildren need health care and Social Security, too,” McCain said. “Let’s have some straight talk here, my friends, let’s have some real straight talk. The system is broken. I hope you appreciate that to do nothing would be unacceptable.”

(snip)

(Excerpt) Read more at yourwestvalley.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho2009; bho44; bhohealthcare; healthcare; kneepadrepublicans; mccain; mccain4obama; mccainantigop; mccaintruthfile; mcinsane; mcqueeg; rino; shaddupalready; townhall; townhalls; traitor; vichy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-40 last
To: rabscuttle385
“Let’s have some straight talk here, my friends, let’s have some real straight talk. The system is broken. I hope you appreciate that to do nothing would be unacceptable.”

The system is broken because statist meddlers broke it.

I swear, McCain's type of stupid is incurable.

21 posted on 08/25/2009 9:40:29 PM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

Kenya government doctors fleeing
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/world/kenya-losing-needed-md-s-as-low-pay-causes-flight.html


22 posted on 08/25/2009 10:06:24 PM PDT by rolling_stone (no more bailouts, the taxpayers are out of money!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: WOSG

It’s too bad this fool’s parachute opened when he was shot down in ‘Nam.

What a complete loser.....


23 posted on 08/25/2009 10:08:52 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The AFL-CIO and SEIU.....two domestic terrorist organizations doing Obama's dirty work for him.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

Here’s some straight talk for you McLame. I hate your guts, you’re an asshole, and I want to smash you in the face with a brick.
I wish McLame would be subjected to the same kind of health care he wants to stick us with. With that kind of care we would finally be rid of this bastard. He would of died two years ago of cancer.


24 posted on 08/25/2009 10:19:48 PM PDT by metalurgist (Want America back? It'll take guns and rope. We're too far gone.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dalereed

Thanks for your post, “Any Republican that wants bipartisanship or believes in compromise needs to be voted out of office “

McCain has some words that he uses over and over that make me want to holler “ralph” into the toilet every time he says them.
My friends
Bipartisanship
Hands across the aisle
Comprehensive immigration reform.

McCain has just become another actor on the phony political stage in Washington. For him to be kissy-sucky with light in the loafers Gramnesty tells a lot about this man.
It really is a shame. McCain served our country honorably, was a prisoner of war who underwent extremely harsh punishment, and could have gotten out of that prison by giving in just a little to his captors. To his great credit, he did not cave.


25 posted on 08/25/2009 10:45:00 PM PDT by Islander2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: ApplegateRanch

Straight talk my tukus!

If McCain was being honest (a real conservative) he would recommend TORT REFORM, getting rid of UNFUNDED MANDATES for insurers, allowing INTERSTATE COMPETITION etc.

I wish he would go away.


26 posted on 08/26/2009 1:05:35 AM PDT by madameguinot (Our Father's God to Thee, Author of Liberty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: vamoose; WOSG; rabscuttle385
Actually, GOP can do "something" :

1. They can point out that states can have their own, independent, not one-size-fits-all programs if they want to - something like "States are laboratories of democracy - don't nationalize our health care!"


Don't let Federal government bankrupt your state with Universal Health Care...

... when you can do that to your own state yourself!

2. Where is at least one "shadow Senator" who would run in the primaries against John McCain and would criticize and make known McCain's votes, initiatives and ideas (or lack of them) and provide his own, opposite or more constructive views? It's a great way for someone(s) to gain visibility and credibility and "political capital" without spending a lot of money, and become a go-to person and serious opponent in the primary and/or general election.

Every elected RINO and/or "conservative Democrat" in conservative states and districts should have at least one "shadow Representative" or "shadow Senator" to be ready to take on those who do not serve constituents' interests and put their feet to the fire of scrutiny, so they can't get away with being duplicitous - one person in D.C., another at home. And that's how constituents will know who really deserves their vote in the primaries and general elections.

If Arizona / McCain doesn't have a "shadow Senator" by now, then when? ... and in that case, is not all of this really just "full of sound of fury, signifying nothing"?

27 posted on 08/26/2009 1:05:37 AM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

Unforunately, until people in AZ find a good, strong conservative who can win against him in the primary, there’s not much we can do.


28 posted on 08/26/2009 1:25:24 AM PDT by paudio (Road to hell is paved by unintended consequences of good intentions)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Steely Tom

Geez, I hope AZ votes him out.


29 posted on 08/26/2009 2:20:55 AM PDT by bustinchops
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

McPain says “my friends” every other sentence like a teenie bopper says “like, you know” or “dude” every other sentence. Grates on the nerves like sandpaper. He may have served his country honorably when he fought in Vietnam and was a prisoner under the commies all those years, but he talks like a condescending schoolmarm or headmaster “correcting” his students.


30 posted on 08/26/2009 4:39:53 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies - C.S. Lewis)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385
This is why the Republican base voted for Sara. Without her, McCain wouldn't have even been on the political radar.

He's done more to hurt the Republican base than any other politician in American history, and he's done it for nothing more than a few kind words in a lousy liberal news paper.
I can't understand why anyone votes for this back stabber. Do they have some kind of a death wish or something?

31 posted on 08/26/2009 4:48:38 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dalereed
I wanted bipartisanship for many years. I'm sure many others were like me.

But the Dems have proven time and again that they will not work on a bipartisan basis, unless they are out of power. Then, it is something they demand and demand loudly. They demand that we COMPROMISE! Republicans capitulate. When Dems return to power, bipartisanship simply means "you must agree with us"!

32 posted on 08/26/2009 6:25:23 AM PDT by REPANDPROUDOFIT (no more "till death do us part" public workers!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

Good point!

: )


33 posted on 08/26/2009 6:25:28 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: mojitojoe

Hey McCain ! Did it ever occur to you that Obama is a third world communist dictator? No? Oh, okay.


34 posted on 08/26/2009 6:27:40 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: bustinchops

We’re gonna try.


35 posted on 08/26/2009 6:28:17 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

The man has become a self parody. His own words can’t be topped.


36 posted on 08/26/2009 6:33:05 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Proud FR Mobster)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

A bipartisan effort to destroy the Constitution I cannot support.


37 posted on 08/26/2009 7:10:37 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385
McCain....Blasts GOP

You can kiss my hindquarters,you lousy,worthless RAT wannabe.

38 posted on 08/26/2009 7:13:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Christian+Veteran=Terrorist)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: stephenjohnbanker

Try hard.

:)


39 posted on 08/26/2009 11:33:05 AM PDT by bustinchops
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: bustinchops

OK


40 posted on 08/26/2009 11:37:11 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-40 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson