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In reply to the discussion: McCain Statement on todays events. [View all]Shipwack
(2,447 posts)46. Is the bar really this low?
I see many posts here lauding McCains bravery and shake my head. This is pretty much a textbook case of slacktivism; a tepid online statement of support with no follow-up actions.
Yes, he disagreed with Trumps actions. This only stands out because the Republicans are the Stepford party.
But has he been speaking out against Trump consistently? No. Has he argued against or voted against Trump policies (with the exception of his ACA repeal vote)? No. Is he urging others in his party to oppose Trump? No. Is he going to leave the Republican Party? No.
McCain is not acting as a statesman, let alone an ally. He is just an old man trying to get into heaven, or at least secure a better spot in the history books.
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If I was McCain, I would denounce Trump publically and resign from the GOP as a last act of defiance
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#2
I wouldn't let an interloper drive me from the party I'd belonged to all my adult life.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2018
#18
Well, I think it's bullshit. From where I stand, I see almost every Republican supporting Trump.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2018
#34
How horrific to lose his voice soon, just when we need it most. No, I've not forgotten
hlthe2b
Jun 2018
#6
I don't know...this thing between the two started before McCain was ill. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2018
#20
Not tRump's idea of FAIR TRADE or the world's either, for that matter.
SammyWinstonJack
Jun 2018
#24
Just jaw-dropping that one of our most senior Senators would have to say that
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2018
#15
McCain has been working to shore up international relations ever since Trump was elected...
rooboy
Jun 2018
#26
Every time I see a POW flag I wonder if and how they can still support this P.O.S.
njhoneybadger
Jun 2018
#27