Posted on 01/07/2017 1:38:20 PM PST by WilliamIII
WASHINGTON (AFP) - At 80, Mr John McCain has begun his sixth term in the US Senate by proving to be a thorn in Mr Donald Trump's side even before the president-elect takes the oath of office.
The maverick lawmaker is a long-time national security hawk and he has positioned himself as less an adversary of Mr Trump, 70, than an enemy of President Vladimir Putin.
But that posture has put him at odds with the incoming administration and Mr Trump's coziness with the Kremlin, as Mr McCain blasts Mr Putin as "a thug and a murderer" and calls for stricter sanctions on Moscow.
Mr Trump, who takes power on Jan 20, has repeatedly cast doubt on Russia's role in cyber attacks against the United States, which intelligence chiefs say was conducted in order to help Mr Trump win the election.
Mr McCain by contrast minces no words, calling Russia's alleged hacking "an act of war".
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You just described McCain
Democrats will NEVER cross the aisle and side with republicans, the exception being bipartisan bills.
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This is what describes the Democrat in an R jersey from AZ, just to be clear.
A truly despicable man. I pray every time I see or hear his name that he will quickly disappear from public life.
Well put and me too. The two bobsie twins, McLame and Grahmnesty, make such a cute couple. I'm surprised they aren't married - to each other but then Johnny does have a rich wife so there's that. I give that marriage a 98% chance of being a marriage of convenience with both parties doing whatever they want secretly. Of course at his age that probably doesn't involve too much.
We did.
I voted for Kelli in the primary. She lost, so I went with “party.” With McCain as old as he is, I don’t think he’ll be around much longer. I also think Trump will put McCain in his place.
Put a clown nose on him too.
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