Posted on 08/07/2011 9:38:13 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sen. John McCain defended the Tea Party against Sen. John Kerry’s “tea party downgrade” remark on Meet the Press this morning.
“We could have reached an agreement a lot earlier, but the members of the House of Representatives had a mandate last November, and it was jobs and the economy and it was spending. And for them to then agree to tax increases and spending increases was obviously a repudiation of the mandate they felt they had from last November,” McCain said.
He said that much of the “dysfunction” in the current political system could be attributed to “the failure of the president of the United States to lead.”
“The fact is that the President never came forward with a plan,” McCain pointed out. “There was never a specific plan. There was always the so-called ‘leading from behind.’”
McCain defended the S & P downgrade, saying it would be a mistake to “shoot the messenger.” He said he hoped the downgrade would lead to the congressional super committee looking seriously at entitlement reform.
He also criticized the decision to decrease troop levels in Afghanistan, saying, “All our military leaders said it increases the risk. Why would we want to increase the risk to the lives of our men and women serving?” He said that the decrease had lead to a perception in Afghanistan and other nations of withdrawal, which was further damaging the Afghanistan mission.
mr. dysfunction himself calls the kettle black.
Is he insane, or perhaps has dementia? Didn’t he just call the tea party hobbits?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2759975/posts?page=2#2
Seriously, McCain said THIS? JOHN McCain? Senator John McCain?
I agree with everything he is quoted as saying. But I know that it is merely a calculation on his part to say this.
Juan now defends the hobbits”
speaking out of both sides of his twisted mouth....again
he is no “maverick”... he is simply nucking futs
This is the same RINO who called the TEA Party “Hobbits.” Too little too late, McStain.
Maybe calling the Tea Party “hobbits” didn’t poll well.
Excuse me McCain, but these words would have best been said on the floor when they would have had more meaning. Day late, dollar short. I’m not buying, I can’t afford it!
Multiple personalities of John McCain!
Is it possible to be politically bi-polar?
Agree someone had to put the cuffs on the spenders S&P are right.Now the spenders are squalling like stuck pigs.
McLame, either “get on the pot, or get the hell off of it” Somebody else needs it. You’re a pitiful excuse for a representative - I cringe further because you’re not just a representative, but a goddam Senator!. I doubt you’d understand this since you’re bat shit crazy in my opinion.
This guy is a nutty as a fruitcake. He’s starting to flip flop more than Kerry. I think he’s truly lost his mind. He might should have his daughter do all the talking for him. She’ll keep him on the left where he belongs.
Why doesn’t Captain Queeg just STFU? No one cares what that senile old RINO has to say. Or his fat loudmouth daughter.
He found out that the rabid conservatives are pissed off.
This link needs a million hits and needs to be sent to every Senator and Representative inbox.
We could have reached an agreement a lot earlier, but the members of the House of Representatives had a mandate last November, and it was jobs and the economy and it was spending. And for them to then agree to tax increases and spending increases was obviously a repudiation of the mandate they felt they had from last November," ... said that much of the "dysfunction" in the current political system could be attributed to "the failure of the president of the United States to lead. The fact is that the President never came forward with a plan... There was never a specific plan. There was always the so-called 'leading from behind.'" ... defended the S & P downgrade, saying it would be a mistake to "shoot the messenger." ...He also criticized the decision to decrease troop levels in Afghanistan, saying, "All our military leaders said it increases the risk. Why would we want to increase the risk to the lives of our men and women serving?"
John is a two-faced politician. If that’s not redundant I don’t know what is.
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