McCain rips Toomey on Senate floor (McCain attacks Tea Party vision as "flawed" and "terrible")

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. ^ | 2011-07-31 | Colby Itkowitz

[rabscuttle385]

Former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, who this week referred to Tea Party lawmakers as "hobbits," publicly criticized Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey Sunday during an unusual unscripted debate on the Senate floor.

McCain, who appeared to be having a great 'ol time during a back and forth with Democrat Majority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin, referred to Toomey and those who share his views as "terrible."

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"...the terrible obstructionists on this side of the aisle, the terrible people, their flawed philosophical views about the future of America..."

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

America was never going to default. What scares McCain and his fellow criminals is they might have to furlough their own staffs because of the massive cuts required by hitting the brick wall of the debt ceiling.

[DManA]

The only time he gets energized, even emotional is when he is fighting with conservatives.

[Logical me]

This freak has lost his mind. Typical of Democrats but a Republican? Wow!

[truthkeeper]

OH MY GOD...I am so furious at these attacks on the tea party. Not ONE Tea Party person got us into this mess. HOW DARE THEY blame this on them.

No kidding. These *******s have been running amok with our credit cards spending like drunken sailors for at least 20 years and all of sudden THEY are the geniuses with all the answers?? PLEASE

[hinckley buzzard]

This is even more despicable than usual. McCain is acting like someone who's cancer has spread to his brain. He has been in dementia for some time but this is a big step down even for him. Something has gone wrong.

[Jim Noble]

Look, the reality is that the elected Republicans and the Democrats are in fundamental agreement on the following: The Money Power of Congress includes the creation of fiat, credit-based money; the proper function of the Federal Government is to expand the monetary base, tax incomes, and fund “programs” that redistribute incomes from work and employ otherwise unemployable people.
The reason the “Tea Party” is under such concerted attack from both elected Republicans and Democrats is that they (possibly) do not share these fundamental premises, which are the foundation of the post-1933 American state.

The elected Republicans, and the Democrats, also share the belief that even a reduction in rates of increase in “programs” will trigger violence on an almost unimaginable scale.

The reason they don’t do what normal, psychologically healthy people would do under threat - say, “Bring it on and we will shoot you down in the gutter” - is because elected Republicans and Democrats also share the belief that socialism is basically RIGHT and that capitalism is fundamentally WRONG.

So, it is wrong to say that the Republicans are “folding” - they do not share your fundamental beliefs and they never did.

They are just doing what they must to keep their dying world alive for a few more years.

[Calusa]

Perhaps if the GOP hadn’t compromised for the past 20 years we would be in this pickle

Can you say Bob Michel? But, it's more like 50 to 70 years.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL...It didn’t take McCain long to stab the whole R party(and country) in the back. Do you have Palin’s tea party quote regarding McCain?

[reefdiver]

John has a history of fleecing the Country. As a member in good standing of the Savings and Loan crooks, John's crimes date back to the 80s. John would today be selling out the Country on a much larger stage if He were the pres

[fantom]

The geezer caucus is in tatters and they know it. Just like any enterprise they will hang on like grim death. It matters little in the end. The young Turks are on the move. It will continue with or without them. They can BS the rubes but not mother nature.

[SF_Redux]

fire the old fool

[Starboard]

Nothing new. McCain has been stabbing Republicans in the back for decades. Dems can always count on him as a utility player for their team.

[FourPeas]

McCain gives a good recommendation.

[Artcore]

“John, I respect what you did for our country, but it is time to retire”
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With all due respect; I’ve grown weary of folks always feeling the need to preface their comments to this A$$hole with: “I applaud his service, but...blah...blah...blah”

I could give a rats A$$ about his military service! It has nothing to do with this back-stabbing creeps attacks on our free speech and borders!

You and others can feel free to continue giving this creep kudos for his service, but I no longer feel the obligation.

FUJM!

[USMA '71]

I recently had the thought that McCain reminded me of an old professional athlete that waited to long to retire. But then I quickly realized that McCain NEVER displayed any capabilities to put him in that category in the first place. Toomey gets it. McCain is the primary example of what is WRONG with the republican party.

[central_va]

What's wrong with this douche-bag?

I don't know but I hear old McAmnesty's favorite drink these days is vinegar and water.

[Califreak]

>Former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, who this week referred to Tea Party lawmakers as “hobbits,” publicly criticized Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey Sunday during an unusual unscripted debate on the Senate floor.<

IIRC, the Hobbits won.

[Lazlo in PA]

McLame is a total hack. How dare he trash an honorable and principled man like Toomey. Mclame couldn't reach the stature of Toomey if he stood on a ladder. What a petty little toad.

Col. Bui Tin, a former Senior Colonel in the North Vietnamese Army (he had actually interrogated McCain and other U.S. prisoners) testified before the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs in 1992. At least 55 American POWs were murdered by their interrogators and guards while in North Vietnamese prisoner of war camps. During a break in the hearing, Sen. McCain moved to where Col. Bui Tin was seated and warmly embraced him as if he were a long lost brother.

[hoosierham]

Sorry,I don't even respect what he did while in uniform.Unless all the people involved are lieing ,McCain was a poor pilot who wrecked several expensive aircraft,and was shot down while flying at lower altitude than specified by orders.

Not everyone who wore a uniform is worthy of admiration.

[Rumplemeyer]

Yeah! He did a lot for the country. Destroyed 5 planes and even got shot down .

He was shot down because we was not supposed to be where he was, if not for his Fathers rank he would have been thrown out of the service long before he was a “hero”