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56. He made a chump out of Trump.

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Fri Jul 28, 2017, 10:13 AM

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I don't understand why we all love John McCain now... [View all] ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 OP

I don't trust any Republican Skittles Jul 2017 #1

True ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #3

+1,000 malaise Jul 2017 #4

He's not gonna be around for any of that Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #2

He is what he is and we ought to celbrate his sticking it to Trump Kaleva Jul 2017 #5

This! get the red out Jul 2017 #7

Yesterday, people were hoping that he would suffer every minute until he died Not Ruth Jul 2017 #6

That's politics Renew Deal Jul 2017 #17

No, Not Ruth, 'we' weren't SCantiGOP Jul 2017 #59

I don't love McCain. Hieronymus Jul 2017 #8

Who says "we all love John McCain" ? octoberlib Jul 2017 #9

Exactly my thoughts as well. I can emotionally 'multitask'... WePurrsevere Jul 2017 #10

Life is not either/or, my friend. lisby Jul 2017 #11

He is a friend to your enemies! ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #22

I don't. SamKnause Jul 2017 #12

Feeling very grateful to Sen John McCain this morning. secondwind Jul 2017 #13

+1. Thank you. obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2017 #57

you don't have to love him. but i think he is a good person and did the right thing JI7 Jul 2017 #14

Did you miss his vote from two days ago, or something? ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #21

You know, if one were drowning and someone you detest throws a rope... hlthe2b Jul 2017 #15

Well said. If people cannot acknowledge that much, they need to have a look in the mirror before OnDoutside Jul 2017 #18

Oh stop your dramatic whining! ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #20

I haven't forgotten. Two days ago, he said he would vote to allow the debate to happen OnDoutside Jul 2017 #23

You are missing my point. ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #26

He asked for Regular Order, and a Bipartisan effort on Healthcare. Burn him, Burn him at the stake ! OnDoutside Jul 2017 #32

He asked for a bipartisan effort ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #65

Not sure what your "geebus" is all about ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #19

Who's we? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #16

Sometimes, the enemy of my enemy ............... HAB911 Jul 2017 #24

McCain is not the enemy of our enemy, ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #28

In this instance, he filled the role, however fleeting HAB911 Jul 2017 #40

Theres only about a handful of human beings on Earth I love Saboburns Jul 2017 #25

You should not be happy because you are wrong: ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #29

"It's time to move on Mr. President." Mitch McConnell at 2:30 am last night Saboburns Jul 2017 #34

Oh and keep watching said video Saboburns Jul 2017 #36

Here's an idea BannonsLiver Jul 2017 #48

McCain can be unpredictable madaboutharry Jul 2017 #27

Conflicted ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #30

And we give no credit to Collins and Murkowski who led the way and took the bullying from Trump(R). Squinch Jul 2017 #31

I disagree madaboutharry Jul 2017 #33

Are you seeing this coverage of McCain? And how about Collins? "Collins, who?" Squinch Jul 2017 #35

I'm not watching tv at the moment madaboutharry Jul 2017 #37

Yes, they get mentioned as an afterthought. When actually they set the table Demit Jul 2017 #38

No, they didn't set any tables. They were no one's servants. They were the heroes. Squinch Jul 2017 #39

Relax. It's a baseball term. Demit Jul 2017 #42

Where it comes from doesn't change the fact that it presents the events wrongly. Squinch Jul 2017 #44

Your ignorance of the term led you to jump to a wrong conclusion. Demit Jul 2017 #45

Maybe it's time for you to relax. The term was a ridiculous choice given the subject at hand. Squinch Jul 2017 #68

LOL, "setting the table," as if for dinner, wouldn't even make any sense in this context. Demit Jul 2017 #69

And someday maybe you'll understand that your analogy, even in the baseball context, is sexist. Squinch Jul 2017 #70

We don't. So, you're wrong about that. Iggo Jul 2017 #41

+1 dalton99a Jul 2017 #43

I (still) don't "love" him Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2017 #46

What makes you think we love McCain. MineralMan Jul 2017 #47

Giving credit where credit is due is not "loving" someone. GoCubsGo Jul 2017 #49

K&R ck4829 Jul 2017 #50

We don't have to "love" McCain Zambero Jul 2017 #51

exactly. No matter what McCain's motivation, he voted no, and a bullet was dodged. Things could still_one Jul 2017 #54

No one has said McCain is not our adversary. However, the fact is that healthcare was given a still_one Jul 2017 #52

I think you mean "adversary"... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #61

no it won't. Thanks Bear, I will change it now still_one Jul 2017 #66

I wouldn't go as far as love... Thomas Hurt Jul 2017 #53

Really? How is it hard to understand that it's the result we love? kcr Jul 2017 #55

He made a chump out of Trump. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #56

I suspect McCain had reserved a revenge moment Zambero Jul 2017 #62

"Revenge is a dish best served cold." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #64

I don't uinderstand why you think we "all love John McCain now" onenote Jul 2017 #58

My point is that the reason he voted "no" is so that he ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #63

I don't love him, but I sure wish more Republicans were people you could work with like him. nt LAS14 Jul 2017 #60

He is a friend...in that the stopped repeal where millions would have been thrown off Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #67