Who is the Democratic Party's version of John McCain?

[Hortensis]

16. Grave insult to Tammy and what she believes in.

Let's face it, it's an insult to McCain and what he believed in also. Neither are or were frivolous about their beliefs, their character, and the party they chose -- his became progressively and intensely corrupt over the entire period in congress. Hers has not.

Now, I'd guess the closest to a serious answer might be Senator Joe Manchin. He's socially decent but economically conservative, but far more honest, responsible and decentoverall than the typical Republican senator. For instance, he opposes such things as privatizing Social Security and supports higher taxes on the wealthy. He opposes the atrocities against immigrants. He voted against the Tax Heist.

However, McCain was a leader in the intensely corrupted and progressively more extreme Republican party, which intends to "privatize" (destroy) Social Security and of course cut taxes drastically for the wealthy. McCain supported all that and one of his last votes was for the Tax Heist. He opposed the atrocities against immigrants.

So suggesting Senator Manchin is like one of the best of a bad lot would be doing Manchin a grave injustice also.

We could use a sign over our TVs: IT'S THE VOTE, STUPID. How we and they vote is what matters. McCain wasn't our next-door neighbor. He was a U.S. Senator, and his legacy is his 35 years of votes in congress.