Posted on 02/28/2010 1:45:08 PM PST by rabscuttle385
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MR. GREGORY: You are in a, a primary battle for re-election against former Republican Congress J.D. Hayworth of Arizona. And on the issue of health care, this is what he says on his Web site, on the issues, "Nowhere is the Obama administration's socialist agenda more evident than in their attempts to grab control over 17 percent of our nation's economy." Socialist agenda, do you think that goes too far?
SEN. McCAIN: Look, you'll have to have Mr. Hayworth on to explain the things he says.
MR. GREGORY: All right.
SEN. McCAIN: I'm, I'm not ready to do that.
MR. GREGORY: Do you think that goes too far?
SEN. McCAIN: Oh, well...
MR. GREGORY: That this is a socialist agenda from the president?
SEN. McCAIN: Look, look, there is no doubt in my mind America's a right-of-center nation and this administration is governing from the left. That's why the president's approval rating's continued to, to decline. And I know you want to get off health care, and I will. But I want to say again--and Eric Cantor who's coming on later will affirm this--we want to sit down and have negotiations, and we have a positive agenda, and we would love to see that agenda...
MR. GREGORY: But--OK, but...
SEN. McCAIN: Yes.
MR. GREGORY: ...my question is do you think that kind of--because you've heard that description before, not just from J.D. Hayworth but others. Does it go too far to say the president's agenda is a socialist agenda?
SEN. McCAIN: I, I think I gave my description. I think they're governing from the left on a broad variety of issues, but I'll let others speak for themselves. I, I have enough time taking care of my own misstatements.
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(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
SEN. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
MR. GREGORY: ...that was passed for healthcare reform in Massachusetts. How is this a partisan bill?
SEN. McCAIN: I have been part of bipartisan negotiations for many, many years, and I have a record of bipartisan results. This was not bipartisan. The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did with Ted Kennedy, as I've done with many other members, and you say, "OK, here's what I want, here's what you want. We'll adhere to your principles, but we'll make concessions." This bill was written by Democrats, for Democrats, and then they tried--and I understand power--what they tried to do was peel off a couple of Republicans, as he did with the stimulus bill, and call it bipartisan. It's not bipartisan. I know bipartisanship, and with all due respect to any of our other observer, let's start over, then. It's not too late.
MR. GREGORY: Is there one thing...
SEN. McCAIN: It's not too late. Why don't we sit down together and say, "OK, let's start with medical malpractice reform"? We agree, I think, fundamentally on that. Why don't we address going across state lines? Why don't we go across many of the positive proposals that we Republicans have had, too, and maybe we can find common ground?
McCain is such a nasty politically correct little ass.
I hope the voters of Arizona FINALLY rid us of this s.o.b.
Mccain is a big government socialist himself not a radical.
If the good people of Arizona elect Mccain we are cooked ...
Surely you don’t expect Juan to criticize the guy he ENDORSED!!
No wonder McCain keeps getting elected...he confuses people until they’re convinced he’s one of them!
Please ARIZONA, this guy is a sell out!
From the Article: SEN. McCAIN: Look, look, there is no doubt in my mind America’s a right-of-center nation
and some other time...
“You know, it’s the most bitter and partisan campaign that I’ve ever observed. I think it’s because both parties are going to their bases rather than going to the middle. I regret it.”[snip]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2461197/posts?page=12#12
That is a perfect title for McQueeg's lame (but entirely predictable) response here. As a big government socialist himself, he cannot bring himself to talk negatively about his real 'friends'.
RINOs like McCain are Socialists. Obama is a Communist. Both are Marxists and support the centralization of power away from the individual. The only differences are how the plan is executed and how much they take from the individual to be able to “serve” us better.
Wish I lived in Arizonia and be able to vote against this bas*ard.
HYe really is a despicable little worm.
“McCain refuses to call 0bama a Socialist.”
But he has/had no problem criticizing Bush or conservatives.
McCain defends Kerry on defense Arizona senator says GOP rhetoric ‘not helpful’
March. 18, 2004
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday he did not believe Democratic candidate John Kerry, a friend and Senate colleague, was weak on defense or would compromise national security if elected president.
“This kind of rhetoric, I think, is not helpful in educating and helping the American people make a choice,” McCain said on “The Early Show” on CBS. “You know, it’s the most bitter and partisan campaign that I’ve ever observed. I think it’s because both parties are going to their bases rather than going to the middle. I regret it.”[snip]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4555261/
Yeah. If I had the ethics of a democrat, I’d register to vote illegally in AZ and then vote against him by absentee ballot.
Good idea lol
When Obama “put him down” (The campaign is over, John) at the Health Care summit McCain should have said ...” actually the campaign is never over Barack,” and walked out. He would be #1 in the polls right now. McCain’s politically correct genetic defect defeats him again.
I don’t blame McCain here for not taking the bait. He has some good points to score on healthcare, as do other Republicans this weekend. If McCain comes even close to agreeing with Hayworth then the only thing that will be talked about is “McCain calls Obama socialist” and the press will spend the next two weeks trashing McCain over it. The subject gets changed and the spotlight gets taken off the Dems’ weak position on healthcare. McCain played it right.
He deserves honor for his military service but needs to retire and take his fat arse daughter with him.
Why are you defending McCain, newbie?
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