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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI owe McCain an apology - Skinny Repeal goes down 51-49
The old Son of a Bitch actually followed through, stayed with his principles and voted no.
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I owe McCain an apology - Skinny Repeal goes down 51-49 (Original Post)
rufus dog
Jul 2017
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mchill
(1,018 posts)1. A first
He had nothing to lose. Good for him.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)2. Not me...we wouldn't be here now if he weren't such a hypocrite.
drmeow
(5,017 posts)4. I'm with you
And I wrote him to tell him that (bastard's my senator)
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)6. We were here because of his principles
We are out because of them too.
His principle were to always vote for debate. He has never voted down a bill for debate in his 30 years as a US Senator
mucifer
(23,530 posts)3. Mukowski and Collins voted no
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)5. They were 49 and 50 for no. They were expected. John McCain broke the tie
The bill would have passed if he voted with mcconnell because of Pence's vote