McCain hints at retirement in 2016
Coincidence? ....within the span of 10 days?
Speaker Boehner Will Step Down After 2014 Elections
What's the agenda in these statements?
Article, then link at # 52.
Thanks, thouworm.
Posted on 09/13/2013 10:28:42 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
McCain hints at retirement in 2016 By Mario Trujillo - 09/13/13 12:38 PM ET
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hinted that he may be serving his last term in office, admitting that he does not want to become “one of these old guys that should’ve shoved off.”
McCain, a 27-year veteran of the senate and former presidential candidate, made the admission while speaking about his relationship with President Obama.
“The president and I, he's in his last term, I'm probably in mine, the relationship we have had over the past three years is quite good,” McCain told The Wrap in an interview. “Quite good."
The 77-year-old McCain's current term is up in 2016. When asked if this would really be his last term, McCain backtracked a bit.
“Nah, I don’t know,” McCain said. “I was trying to make a point. I have to decide in about two years so I don’t have to make a decision. I don’t want to be one of these old guys that should’ve shoved off.”
McCain made the initial remark about retirement off-the-cuff to a group of Obama supporters who interrupted the interview as he was arguing that television providers should unbundle their channels.
He initially backed Obama’s plan for limited military intervention in Syria, and he has been working on legislation to provide time for a diplomatic resolution.
Earlier this year, McCain also supported a compromise on universal background checks for gun buyers as part of a broader gun control package that failed in the Senate.
While arguing for immigration reform in the interview, McCain also made clear that his time in the chamber is waning.
“Now I’m not doing it for political reasons,” he said. “I’ll be long gone ... But it’s got to be done because it’s the right thing for America.”
McCain is the ninth oldest member of the Senate. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 80, became the oldest after Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D-N.J.) death earlier this year.
Hit the road, Juan, and take that jackass, Reid with you.
Has there ever been another member of Congress that ran for the presidency, lost, then went straight back to his old job. I can’t think of one. Bob Dole was 1000% times the man and senator that Juan McTraitor was and after he lost to Clinton he retired. Don’t expect McTraitor to ever retire. He’ll be backstabbing republicans and siding with democrats till the day he dies.
Clearing out Boehner, Cantor, McCain, Graham, and McConnell from congress is just the first step in getting the RINOS out of Washington D.C. Unfortunately, there’s far more RINOS left in the capital so we’re not out of the woods yet.
Yea!!!
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hinted that he may be serving his last term in office, admitting that he does not want to become “one of these old guys that should’ve shoved off.”
Too late for that Johnny-boy.
Why wait, Crash?
He should have shoved off 20 years ago.
Mr “reach across the aisle” McCain has been a huge factor in the libs being able to advance their agenda. Is there some way that the American people can have a vote on term limits? We need a national vote on that issue.
Poor Arizona will have to put up with him 24/7. But, better them than us!
do something good to be remembered by: defund obamacare
McCain expects that the GOP will take the Senate in 2014, and that he will have 2 years of a high profile committee chairmanship.
OR
McCain expects that the Democrats will keep the Senate in 2014, and that he will have 2 years of a high profile committee chairmanship.
McCain hints at retirement in 2016
Coincidence? ....within the span of 10 days?
Speaker Boehner Will Step Down After 2014 Elections
What's the agenda in these statements?
Article, then link at # 52.
Thanks, thouworm.
All I can say is ten years to late!
Do you think the Democrats will allow him to retire?
The tea party has made it a living hell for the establishment republican a$$ kissers!!!
I pegged him for pimping for hussein in '08. Everyday McGerbil proves me right. The sooner he shoves off the better.
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