I think there should be an investigation.
Posted on 05/18/2007 4:27:35 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hasn't spent much time in the Capitol this year as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination. But one of his rare appearances this week provided a pretty salty exchange with a fellow Republican.
During a meeting Thursday on immigration legislation, McCain and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) got into a shouting match when Cornyn started voicing concerns about the number of judicial appeals that illegal immigrants could receive, according to multiple sources -- both Democrats and Republicans -- who heard firsthand accounts of the exchange from lawmakers who were in the room.
At a bipartisan gathering in an ornate meeting room just off the Senate floor, McCain complained that Cornyn was raising petty objections to a compromise plan being worked out between Senate Republicans and Democrats and the White House. He used a curse word associated with chickens and accused Cornyn of raising the issue just to torpedo a deal.
Things got really heated when Cornyn accused McCain of being too busy campaigning for president to take part in the negotiations, which have gone on for months behind closed doors. "Wait a second here," Cornyn said to McCain. "I've been sitting in here for all of these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You're out of line."
McCain, a former Navy pilot, then used language more accustomed to sailors (not to mention the current vice president, who made news a few years back after a verbal encounter with Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont).
"[Expletive] you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room," shouted McCain at Cornyn. McCain helped craft a bill in 2006 that passed the Senate but couldn't be compromised with a House bill that was much tougher on illegal immigrants.
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Incredible - we like brethren - we’re everywhere.
It like some kind of support group in here.
You know, I've never once commented on McCain at FR. It's like, in my heart, I know he's seriously disabled -- and that puts him off limits. Weird.
(BTW, what's wrong with his left cheek? It looks like he has acorns stuffed in there.)
But in fairness I'd like to hear more.
You know what (again we be cautious) he had a large amount
of cancerous skin and muscle cut out.
The man is 70+ you know - ——
Damn - in my neighborhood the only guys that old working are the greeter at Walmart.
Not really. Poor people don't pay income taxes. And most already have SSI and Medicare deducted, but aren't eligible to receive those benefits. Once they are legalized that will change. They probably also become eligible for the Earned Income Credit, so if they have children "having to pay taxes" means "getting more money from the taxpayers".
It’s been nuts since 2000, and the inmates are running the asylum. Sigh.
Oh gawd. I'm never going to mentiin McCain again.
BTW, remember that mole Edwards had on his lip for the ENTIRE 2004 presidential campaign? I wonder where that mole is today?
Oh you will. You definitely will.
See post 3 & 4 for the link to the Fox TV News report.
I suspect it will be all over the CBSNBCFOXCNN News and the internet and the wires and who knows....
It'll probably be on Youtube in a day or so,
You said a mouth full - and an honest one.
One day the nation will march on D.C. - I hope am there to see it.
I had no idea about an Edwards mole...
I’m laughing to hard to keep typing - a mole - oh man........
When are the spineless Arizonians going to tell this wacko to stop embarrassing them? He is definitely past his sell-by date...
He used a curse word associated with chickens
I can only think of cock @#$#%%#
Did Fred Thompson steal Karl Rove’s mind control device?
I can just hear this from him sounding like he's all jacked up on Starbucks...
Spoken in 10 seconds like the fast talking announcer, quoting disclaimers for a prescription med commercial.
I think there should be an investigation.
You’re killing me
LOL. I think you put the crosshatches on the wrong word.
McCain needs his strawberries.
I have to add to your story since I was in SC the same week at Hilton Head. By chance, McCain and some others were at our hotel. I had fun talking with some of the press and found out he was having a press conference early the next morning by the pool so I got up early and went. His wife who wears flats is still taller than he is by a little. He was so uptight and his delivery was almost like spitting. If I had ever been behind him, that day would have turned me against him. He is seething under the surface. The hair rose on the back of my neck and few people have ever done that to me. Hilary might be one of the few.
McCain had a similar temper display earlier this year at the Iowa State Captiol. He was meeting with the Iowa House Republicans and had reached the point where he was taking questions.
The first legislator (female) asked about Global Warming. He got very defensive. After the follow up question he tried to belittle her for NOT Believing in Global Warming.
The second legislator asked about the Defense of Marriage Act and Civil Unions. He gave a short answer, and when there was a follow up question he BRISTLED, and then snapped: “Do you want to talk, or are you going to let me talk?”
I know it doesn’t sound nearly as harsh as the ‘chicken language’, but the body language was very telling. I made my mind up then and there that this fellow should never have access to the Red Telephone.
That’s an interesting story.
That’s the man I saw up close and personal.
Creepy
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