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annabanana

(52,804 posts)
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 01:29 PM Dec 2014

John McCain speaking now.. This is one of the few subjects

where I feel he has standing to voice his opinion.

It would be more convincing had he not gone completely off the rails during his White House bid...

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malaise

(296,098 posts)
1. +1,000
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 01:31 PM
Dec 2014

and he condemned Bushco and thanks the committee - calls it torture especially water boarding.

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pinto

(106,886 posts)
2. Politics of it all aside, he's making a strong case for releasing the report -
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 01:39 PM
Dec 2014

and calling torture, torture. While supporting accepted established intelligence operations and pushing back on the possible terrorist reaction meme to the report's public release.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
4. DiFi's no fool...I'm sure she knew to have him on board when she released
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 01:46 PM
Dec 2014

the report...gives it that bipartisan flavor and thwarts the usual teabagging responses from the other nutjob Repukes.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,533 posts)
5. The teabaggers have never liked McCain. His support won't stop their whining a bit.
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 02:04 PM
Dec 2014

Just wait. It won't be long...

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
6. Yeah, but it'll make people like Lindsay Graham think twice before
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 02:31 PM
Dec 2014

he says anything...he's BFF with McLame, but depends totally on teabagging support.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)
7. He still supported Bush and Cheney all the way -- and he knew what they were doing.
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 02:40 PM
Dec 2014

Too little, too late

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