Posted on 05/19/2007 8:34:50 PM PDT by Valin
McCain to Cornyn: "F--- YOU! I know MORE about this (amnesty) than anyone else in the room!"
This salty exchange followed a mere attempt by a good and decent man Texas Senator John Cornyn - who himself has to wrestle with illegal immigration in his home state as well - attempted to ascertain some clarity on the number of appeals illegals would have in the new bill.
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 is an ill-tempered, arrogant, obnoxious windbag... and one not fitting to be President!
Ef 'em. They should have to resign. Bob Dole had that part right.
Maybe FRED’s got an eye on our man Cornyn, too. Hope so.
Who got the balls?
What a nice bunch of lads. Cornyn is a gentleman for not hauling off at McCain.
McCain belongs in a psychiatric hospital NOT the White House.
Oh and for the record, Senator Cornyn ROCKS!
He may have had marbles once, but now he has rocks in his head.
_________sucker
This can’t be true.
At the debate, IIRC, McCain was asked about his temper, and he said he had never had any temper tantrums.
He also said he has never supported amnesty for illegals.
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So there.
[snicker]
If we put a fuse meter on Hillary and the big Mac....it’d be a virtual tie on the shortest fuse. This is a guy...who if he ever had been in the business world...would have been canned by the board easily. You can’t let this kind of guy take charge of something...because of the things you anticipate he will say or do.
McCain=RINO....something I would expect from him...
What a smeghead!
Well, that would make more sense than saying chickensh!t is “associated with chickens.”
Sounds good to me, I've already recieved and e-mail or two from the McCain campaign. I think I'll reply to the next one quoting the "gentleman" from Arizona.
Bite your tongue....I hope that he retires to Oregon ;)
I hope he retires to ... Mexico. Although if the immigration "reform" bill passes, I guess that'll include the lower 48 states.
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