Feud between John McCain and Rand Paul worsens after NSA reform fiasco

The Guardian ^ | 23 May 2015 | Ben Jacobs

[McGruff]

The feud between John McCain and Rand Paul worsened on Saturday morning after the presidential candidate successfully held up a temporary extension of controversial provisions of the Patriot Act.

McCain, a leading GOP hawk and Paul, the leader of his party’s libertarian wing, have never exactly seen eye to eye. But the relationship became even more toxic after Paul successfully blocked the Senate from extending NSA surveillance programs for even one additional day.

[McGruff]

The Arizona Republican went on to suggest that Paul’s filibuster of over 10 hours on Wednesday was simply a fundraising ruse while also casting veiled barbs at Texas Republican Ted Cruz as well.

[McGruff]

“There’s a new breed in the Senate,” McCain mourned. “Some time ago senators would try to sit down and work things out and obviously these individuals don’t believe in that, and I’m sure it’s a great revenue raiser.

[cripplecreek]

A fight between too little and too much.

[cotton1706]

Yeah, cuz without the patriot act and the NSA, how is McCain supposed to dig up dirt on his primary opponents and stay in the Senate??

[Diogenesis]

McCain is a “GOP hawk”?

That, here, is a euphemism for founder of ISIS?
for weaponizer of al Qaeda (”rebels”)?
and for assistant of slavers, rapists and crucifiers?

[Gaffer]

GOP hawk.....hmmm....hawk. How exactly is a “loon” a “hawk?”

[Paladin2]

I generally dont think of Hawks as a subset of Wacko Birds, but in this case it seems to be true.

[MrEdd]

How about the two of them settle this with a chainsaw cage fight?

[rrrod]

Now way a Paul supporter but I’ll give him his due on this. Always nice to see McCain lose LOL.

[McGruff]

This is not the first tussle between the two.
McCain has previously suggested that Paul is a “whacko bird”
while Paul has accused McCain of being a “lapdog for Obama.”

I'm a uniter not a divider, how dare you attack me.

[Excellence]

There’s a new breed in the Senate...

Really? I’d love to have an account of some of the early Senate sessions.

[McGruff]

John McCain: Rand Paul is the ‘worst possible candidate’ on national security

[Servant of the Cross]

[Squantos]

Juan McPain ...... Best tool the democrats could have ever hoped for......

[Night Hides Not]

Just about anyone who’s been in Congress for more than 12 years is part of the problem.

[Popman]

——Paul has accused McCain of being a “lapdog for Obama.”——

Too bad the GOPe will put some stiff up against McCain in the primary to promote his conservative creds...

When in real life McCain is a lapdog for Obama...

McCain was Obama water boy for setting up ISIL..

Any candidate with a spine would pin that accusation on him daily...

[COBOL2Java]

[Tzfat]

I don’t like either of them, but the nasty traitor from Arizona is the worst.

[boycott]

Maverick the flying idiot speaks more harshly of republicans than he ever did about Obama.

Out of all the candidates for president mentioned so far, I believe McCain would prefer Hillary. I honestly believe that. They are friends.

[JPG]