What Did It All Mean? (McCain says Tea Party midterm victories "revolt" and "not a revolution")

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 2010-11-22 | Alan Murray

[rabscuttle385]

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ALAN MURRAY: Sen. McCain, I wonder if you could tell us, from where you sit, what the message of this election in the United States is.

JOHN MCCAIN: It was a revolt. It was not a revolution. Revolutions take a long time. It was revolt on the part of the American people who believe that their government has lost touch with them and they have lost touch with their government.

And any Republican who thinks that it was a vote in favor of Republicans should look at our approval ratings. Last time I checked, it's around 17%. When you get down that low, it's blood relatives and paid staffers.

I predict that unless Republicans act in response to the American people, they will reject Republicans. And they have every reason to be skeptical because when we were in charge, we let spending get out of control. We engaged in the earmarking and pork-barreling, which is corruption. So if the Republicans use their power in the fashion, frankly, that we did when previously we were in the majority, then I think you will see the emergence of a third party.

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[rabscuttle385]

It was a revolt. It was not a revolution. Revolutions take a long time.

That's what you think, Juan. The revolution has just begun.

[SERKIT]

JOHN: You are KLOOOOOOO-LESSSSSS!!!!!!

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[trappedincanuckistan]

Republican’s ratings are low because people feel betrayed by them every time they get into office. Years and years of RINO/establishment big government.

[rabscuttle385]

Years and years of RINO/establishment big government.

Like McLame, right?

[4rcane]

I don’t think what mccain said was wrong. Its indeed a revolt and we can’t really claim a revolution has taken place until it actually happen. Nothing has changed yet

[Don Corleone]

It was a revolt. It was not a revolution.

It ain't over until Kate Smith returns. Believe it Juanito. Lo veo 24/7

[R_Kangel]

The definition of a revolution:"A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed."

[Tzimisce]

If it was really a “revolution”, why are Boxer, Reid and me still here in the Senate?

Now pay your taxes and have a nice day. :)

[dforest]

What is happening in this country is revolt-ing.

We need a full scale cleanup of the marxists and marxist lites. The latter is very close to McCain.

He likes to surrender just before the win.

[VRWC For Truth]

Notice how this clown forgets his Amnesty and Reach Arounds to the Liberal ‘Rats. The AZ LIBERAL is the PROBLEM. Just RETIRE McLoser, you stoopid statist.

[BobP]

Ah, John... just dry up and blow away you old turd.

[dagogo redux]

Of all people, he would certainly know what it was to be revolting.

[EternalVigilance]

As usual, he’s got it all wrong.

It’s a counter-revolution.

It’s McCain and liberals friends who have been working for years trying to overthrow our form of government. They’re the revolutionaries. And that’s not a compliment.

[stevem]

John McCain is a clown’s clown.

[JRandomFreeper]

This the same John McCain that got fighter aircraft shot out from under him in Vietnam? I think he has a problem with either recognizing or respecting his opponents.

/johnny

[trappedincanuckistan]

Yes McStain is an enemy AFAIC.

[dvwjr]

McCain was never a fighter pilot. During his Naval Aviation career, he was an attack pilot, he was shot down in a light attack aircraft, the A-4 Skyhawk. Back in the 1960s, Naval Aviators who were Fighter pilots were a different breed.

dvwjr

[saganite]

I think King George had a similar outlook.

[Secret Agent Man]

IT was a revolution, Juan.

It ain’t over yet. It’s just beginning. 2012 is next. 2014 is after that. Then 2016 when we boot your bony ass out.