Posted on 11/24/2016 9:06:04 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to pull out of an Obama administration trade deal is predictable but disappointing.
"The President-elect’s announcement that he intends to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, though anticipated, is still a disappointment to those of us who still believe in free trade and the importance of America’s strategic role in the Asia-Pacific region," McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement.
He added that Trump's decision to pull out of the trade deal, which is already expected to die on the vine in this year's lame-duck session, will help strengthen China's influence in the region.
"Already, China is intensifying its push for a new regional trade agreement, which excludes the United States," he said. “America and the world paid a heavy price in the 1920s and 1930s when we tried to isolate ourselves from the world, including through disastrous protectionist policies."
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He never fails to disappoint. His one true talent is being able to engender visceral reaction among those patriots who know where his true commitments lay.
. Can Lindsey Graham be far behind in weighing in on this?
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I wouldn’t be surprised to see McCain & Graham switch parties.
Don’t know what the AZ & SC recall laws are and certainly would hope that the voters were just ‘picking’ them because they wear an R....
FUJM.
State recall laws of Senators & Congresscritters have already been adjudicated as unconstitutional by USSC.
So such laws no longer exist in states where they existed and can not exist without a constitutional amendment allowing them.
Return the Filibuster to extended (real) speech and stop minority dominance!
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The “Mr Smith goes to Washington” type filibuster.
Todays pansies have watered it down to ‘almost’ just having someone sit in the gallery.
Like the ‘new age’ hunger strike where people are ‘allowed’ some ingestion.
A ‘true hunger strike’ is the person (or persons) die and something gets passed agreeing with them- OR NOT.
McAmnesty is a jerk.
GOOD!! It is my firm belief that he is a traitor who ratted out our boys to save his own ass! I will never forget the feeling of voting for that pig. He is little better than obama. I hope he stays disappointed and it builds into depression. Juan McLame makes my stomach churn.
Amen..... wear the bastards out
I perceive of Arizona as being a place where a lot of old people still regularly watch one of the three network’s nightly news and totally believe everything that is spoon fed to them. This is how they grew up and it’s all they really know.
Me either. I have friends that live in Arizona and they like him! I just shake my head.
I’m “disappointed” that mclame’s family has not had him involuntarily committed.
Who’s paying your ticket, McCain, you f’n RINO traitor?
Vietnam War Navy Veteran
How much BRIBE MONEY will this turd and his Quisling buddies have to give back now?? How much did they Get?? I see a whole lot of Establishment types beholden to EVERYONE, and now that Mr Trump won, they are all up s&*ts creek.
GOOD!
Whassamatta, Juan? Are your payola checks gonna dry up? Your wife owns a beer distributorsip. Hit her up for an allowance.
Its not quite that bad as there are a lot of active hard Right seniors such as myself. But there are a lot of Rinos as well including the talk media that is local.
McCain is smart — he plys the local media, gives access and treats them like insiders.
Six more years of this jack arse. I loath this man. Couldn’t care less about his service. He nullified any respect from that by the horrible damage he’s done to this country since... Thanks a lot Arizona...
Excellent.
A corporate whoremaster if there ever was one.
State recall laws of Senators & Congresscritters have already been adjudicated as unconstitutional by USSC.
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Thanks... wasn’t sure of that but ‘sort of remember’ it.
You would think there would be a way to rid oneself of a ‘mistake’ other than ‘punishing’ all for 6 years...<: <:
and someone like McCain & Graham affect ALL of us.
If ‘they’ want campaign finance reform, people should only be allowed to solicit funds from those they will Directly represent.. candidates in VA should not be receiving moneys from people in NY, TX, Greece etc etc etc
Of course when only 35%(or so) of the eligible voters show up there isn’t much room for a whole lot of complaining - UNLESS directed at the 65% and the people who didn’t even bother to register.
Not quite as Patriotic as places where 110% of ALL citizens show up to vote....
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