Posted on 07/27/2011 7:30:47 PM PDT by tobyhill
On the same day that House Speaker John Boehner told Republicans to "Get your asses in line" and support his debt ceiling proposal, Sen. John McCain also blasted fellow Republicans.
In a Senate floor speech laced with sarcasm and stings, the Arizona Republican aimed especially harsh fire at the tea party Wednesday.
McCain said the movement is "foolish" to think a balanced budget amendment could pass before the August 2 deadline. At one point, McCain read from an op-ed in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. That article referred to activists as "tea party hobbits" the little people who inhabit Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings series.
McCain 2008's Republican presidential nominee also blasted as "bizarre" an idea supported by current GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, though McCain did not mention her by name.
McCain's fiery language comes amid competing Democratic and Republican plans to reduce the deficit.
McCain also blasted Democrats in his speech. He called the plan from Majority Leader Harry Reid "full of smoke and mirrors," and said President Barack Obama is leading "from behind" by not offering "a specific plan that perhaps could be considered by both bodies."
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Hey, Evening Troll, another name for your Palin list. You can even give me credit.
Cheers!
"John get your ass back here!"
McMurphy
FULS(Luke Skywalker). IDIOT!
Who was Sauroman’s lacky? You know, the one who threw the orb out the window? That’s McCain!
Not this Arizonan, I voted libertarian.
“2008 Debate: No maam you have nothing to fear with Barack Obama as president. He is a patriot...”
Will someone in the msm please refer to McCan as a Maverick now that he has bagged on Republicans so that we can get this over with.
Cheers!
This idiot does know that the Hobbits were the heroes, right?
He is also a man who has for several decades, made a lucrative living by mocking his military veteran peers, for entirely self-serving personal, political and financial gains.
There is very little difference between McCain and Kerry.
Hey ya’ll, elect me!
I have an unblemished military service record.
Cheers!
I wonder if any of those idiots are prepared to come on this thread and defend their choice...
I am sorry I voted for McCain. He is a war hero, but is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Not quite right.
“Sen. John McCain also blasted fellow Republicans.”
Has McLame announced his retirement yet, or is the next election going to come as a surprise to him ?
Benedict Arnold was also a war hero.
Reagan would have to be Gandolf
Ol’ Wormtongue talking bad about hobbits eh? What will he do when we open a big can of orc on his Stockholm Syndrome self?
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