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McCain Calls Nuclear Option Proponents ‘Stupid Idiots’
GOPUSA.com ^
| 5 Apr 17
| GOPUSA.com
Posted on 04/05/2017 12:05:59 PM PDT by seanmerc
Perpetual GOP malcontent Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called lawmakers “stupid” who believed invoking the so-called “nuclear option” to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court would ultimately improve the Senate, during a gaggle with reporters Tuesday.
The Arizona senator was prompted Tuesday by an unidentified reporter to react to individuals who say “the Senate will be a better place” after the nuclear option is invoked.
“I would like to meet that idiot,” McCain fired back, “I would like to meet that numbskull that would say that, that after 200 years — at least 100 years — of this tradition where the Senate has functioned pretty well, they think it’d be a good idea to blow it up.”
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: confirmgorsuch; insane; juanmccain; mccain; nuclearoption; rino
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To: seanmerc
Well, I guess that Pence will have to break a tie to nuke the filibuster, due to McCain and his maidservant Lindsey.
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posted on
04/06/2017 8:44:25 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
To: Little Ray
Big deal. When Dem SCOTUS nominees are considered, enough GOP will be willing to vote for cloture for them anyhow, w/out nuking the filibuster.
(That, I suspect, is the real reason McConnell prevented Garland from even getting a hearing.)
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posted on
04/06/2017 8:48:17 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
To: seanmerc
McQueeg's running for Senate again in 2022. Let's send him some money!
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posted on
04/06/2017 8:49:45 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
To: plain talk
That makes me angry!
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posted on
04/06/2017 8:50:33 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
To: McGruff
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posted on
04/06/2017 8:51:33 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(April 2006 Message from Dan: http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
To: stephenjohnbanker; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; Clintonfatigued; BillyBoy
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posted on
04/06/2017 12:53:10 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: mpackard
I got it. Caine Mutiny. Great reference!
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posted on
04/06/2017 1:37:08 PM PDT
by
seanmerc
To: GOPsterinMA
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posted on
04/06/2017 1:44:28 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: Ancesthntr
“...the Dems will damned well do whatever they please when they get the power - and they’ll have a compliant press to help rationalize it to the gullibles within the public.”
Exactly!
This is our last shot at this. Trump will seat at least 2 Conservative on the Court.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; Clintonfatigued; BillyBoy; Liz
I wonder where Mrs. McCain got the money to buy out her biggest beer distribution competitor? Soros? A friend of
the Mexican Pres? (read-Carlos Slim) ? That took a lot of jack. Now the biggest beer distributors in the West. Hmmmmm....the possibilities....
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posted on
04/06/2017 1:49:42 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: GOPsterinMA
Meant to ping you to post 90.
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posted on
04/06/2017 1:50:20 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: TigersEye
I don’t believe the reporter was quoting what any other Senator actually said. Probably a Fake Question.
BUT there’s a difference between a) supporting it under the circumstances and b) saying that anyone who says it will ultimately benefit the Senate is a numbskull or ‘stupid idiot.’
No one would have supported this rules change had the Dems not decided to filibuster an eminently qualified judge to be an Associate Justice. The Rs were pushed into something no one wanted ... except the numbskull who said, if in fact anyone did say, that it would be better for the Senate.
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posted on
04/06/2017 2:00:19 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
To: EDINVA
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posted on
04/06/2017 2:02:15 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Unmask the Democrats! It's legal now. Ask Susan Rice or 0bama.)
To: seanmerc
How would bottom of his class McCain solved this problem?
You NEVER hear solutions he wants to be responsible for.
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posted on
04/06/2017 2:03:52 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
04/06/2017 4:27:51 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
04/06/2017 4:28:29 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(Thank youI'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: GOPsterinMA
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posted on
04/06/2017 9:17:02 PM PDT
by
Impy
(End the kritarchy!)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj
It’s sad. It’s also extremely violent.
William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones play truly broken psychotics quite well.
The entire movie is on YouTube. Definitely worth watching.
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posted on
04/07/2017 3:41:05 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(Thank youI'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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