John McCain: Ted Kennedy Was 'a Happy Warrior' [McCain can't stop praising Ted Kennedy] [barf]

ABC News ^ | 2009-08-27

[rabscuttle385]

Colleague and Friend Says Senator's 'Word Was His Bond.'

BY KATIE ESCHERICH

Sen. John McCain, who knew Ted Kennedy for more than a quarter-century, said he will remember his friend and colleague as "a happy warrior" on the Senate floor.

"Many times there was no need for the microphone system, we all heard him very clearly," McCain said on "Good Morning America" today.

Kennedy died late Tuesday from brain cancer at the age of 77. He will be buried Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery.

"A great part of the legacy of Ted Kennedy is his passionate advocacy," McCain said. "Whether he won or lost, he was always in the game."

Once a debate had ended, McCain said, Kennedy "returned to the gregarious and friendly individual that he was."

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When asked if he had a personal obligation to see health care legislation passed in memory of Kennedy, McCain said, "I feel a personal responsibility to try to conduct myself in many respects the way that Ted Kennedy did on a broad variety of issues, and that is to be willing to sit down and work with the other side of the aisle to try to come up with agreement and compromise."

[Mr. Mojo]

“Happy Warrior” = Loud Drunk

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[Nervous Tick]

I’m starting to agree with those who claim dementia is setting in on McCain’s pea-sized brain.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

McCain can't stop praising Ted Kennedy

Fat Teddy's final gurgle has left poor ol' John a widow at last.

[Mamzelle]

Yesterday was a good day to not watch TV, except for Beck. Fox felt the need to be gracious, and I turn O’Reilly off when Jerry Botox Rivers is on.

[ontap]

Anyone out there from Arizona know what McCain’s numbers look like and when he is up for re=election.

[downtownconservative]

McPain sees benefit to himself with moderate voters. Problem is, there just aren't that many of them these days. McPain needs to shown the door out of Arizona, he's embarrassing.

[Mr. Mojo]

"I feel a personal responsibility to try to conduct myself in many respects the way that Ted Kennedy did on a broad variety of issues,"

We know, John. Issues like how best to quickly destroy the country and assure the Dems a permanent majority (McCain-Kennedy Amnesty Bill).

[all the best]

John and Teddy, brothers form a different mother.

[from occupied ga]

I’m starting to agree with those who claim dementia is setting in on McCain’s pea-sized brain.

McCain is an idiot (and those genes got passed on)

[Sundayjack]

Someone needs to Google-up some of the wonderful things Teddy said about John McCain whilst out campaigning with Barack. I don't remember any of them, but he clearly went from a reasonable and thoughtful senator to an old and dangerous goof overnight.

This is just another great reason for term limits in Congress. Any club where someone can be so desensitized to vile criticism needs to have a steady stream of fresh members, and a constant reminder that dumb ideas and comments have consequences.

[stockpirate]

John McCain is a happy left-wing socialist POS scumbag prostitute.

I hope voters send him home in 2010 a defeated and broken man!

[MrLuigi]

What’s the big deal? They were friends.
Probably pulled a few waitress sandwiches together.

[MinuteGal]

I held my breath last night when fence-sitter, moral relativist and Obama/Kennedy apologist, Bill O'Reilly waded right in about the "vicious comments about Teddy on the Internet".

Painfully, I waited for him to cite Free Republic. He didn't.

Whew, that was close.

Leni

[eureka!]

Uh, Senator McCain. He was ‘happy’ because he was drunk, sotted, wasted, lit, pissed up, three sheets to the wind. Understand?

[SoldierDad]

“Happy Warrior” - is that the same thing as a Happy Drunk elitist statist?????

[LADY J]

McCain is the darling of the MSM again, since he's spewing the left wing garbage.

He took advantage of our health care system & is still alive. Hoping someone will ask him if he'll leave the golden Senate plan & join the peon's plan, if Obama's health care bill is passed.

[mjp]

o try to come up with agreement and compromise."

compromising with evil is a victory for evil.

[Sig Sauer P220]

“Happy Warrior” = Loud Drunk

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