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McCain gets standing ovation in return to Senate, says they're not 'president's subordinates'
ABC News ^ | July 25, 2017 | MEGHAN KENEALLY

Posted on 07/25/2017 1:24:15 PM PDT by maggief

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He stressed the importance of the Senate, issuing what appeared to be a warning to President Donald Trump.

"We are not the president's subordinates. We are his equal," McCain said of the legislative branch.

McCain also spoke at length about the at-times acrimonious relations within the Senate and urged his colleagues to work across the aisle.

"Our deliberations can still be important and useful, but I think we can all agree that they haven't been overburdened by greatness lately," he said.

"Stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radio and television and the internet. To hell with them!" he said in a line that was met by applause.

"What have we to lose by trying to work together to find those solutions?" he asked.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: mccain; traitor
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To: Sacajaweau

While I understand your point, you’re wrong. The Senate is a separate and equal branch of government. They are NOT the President’s subordinates.


81 posted on 07/25/2017 2:06:31 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: Jean2

Because he has been instructed to bring about REPUB humiliation/democRAT party advantage. If the bill cannot even be debated and voted on, it can’t be verbally trashed and then defeated. It would be merely RAT obstruction yet again. McCain wants it on the floor so he can full bore trash it in debate, solicit even one or two more sympathy votes against it (bi partisan you know), and ensure that Obamacare is never to be challenged again.


82 posted on 07/25/2017 2:07:04 PM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Enchante

Agreed.


83 posted on 07/25/2017 2:07:18 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: maggief

You lying sh*t Mclame.

Yes our President is our superior. He has literally saved this Republic and the world from the clutches of a psycotahpic murderer .

You ain’t fit to clean his shoes boy


84 posted on 07/25/2017 2:08:22 PM PDT by WashingtonFire (President Trump - it's like having your dad as President !)
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To: Sacajaweau

>>Senators are not equal to the President. If so, he wouldn’t be called “President” and “CIC”.<<

Collectively, the Legislature is equal to the President. It is NOT subordinate!!!

However, that makes an individual Senator 1/535th of a President.

Overall, McCain is yelling about the wrong President. obozo was the one who thought he was the CEO, the Senators VPs, the House Representatives Directors and the People just his worker bees. SCOTUS was in-house counsel.

That was how he ran his administration and one of the many, many reasons why he was so ineffective.

Where was this gumption for the last 8 years?

McCain needs to retire. Before he goes poopy in public or some other display of his senility beyond his politics and speeches.


85 posted on 07/25/2017 2:09:56 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: vette6387

Let John Boy get it out of his system. 6 months from now when he’s taking the big dirt nap all of his “buddies” in the Senate will hang the Russian dossier episode around his neck. McCain wanted to do it...he made us do it...he really hated Trump...

And the Leftist media will not have anyone with the cachet of a former POW to stifle Republican initiatives with.

Clock is running. If Trump outlasts McCain...which Trump will do just to speak at McCains funeral and get the last word, the media landscape on Capitol Hill changes.


86 posted on 07/25/2017 2:11:09 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: SaraJohnson

Not with me it doesn’t; I’v always known that McSwine had a BRAIN MAGGOT, just didn’t realize it was his entire brain that had been eaten.


87 posted on 07/25/2017 2:14:05 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: unlearner

Ash to ash, dust to dust.


88 posted on 07/25/2017 2:16:15 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: maggief

FU McDork.

I wish your disease on no one, but you are still an asswipe.


89 posted on 07/25/2017 2:16:22 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: maggief

It was nice to see him cross the aisle and vote with the Repubs today.


90 posted on 07/25/2017 2:17:28 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Spiridon

Yepper!


91 posted on 07/25/2017 2:18:12 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: bray

Lol!


92 posted on 07/25/2017 2:19:00 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Williams

I’m not sorry for his illness, the quicker it kills him the better off the United States will be.


93 posted on 07/25/2017 2:19:08 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: maggief

Fox only interviews McShame and Gramhnesty. I was worried that Grahmnety would get all the lime light.


94 posted on 07/25/2017 2:19:16 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: maggief

Declaring war on the People is not a statement of wisdom instead a statement of a tyrant ...


95 posted on 07/25/2017 2:20:24 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (There is no difference between liberals/moslems/lamestream)
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To: maggief
John Wayne McCain delivered a Lion of the Senate speech that rivaled any the "Lion of the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy" may have given with a lot less sincerity.

Make no mistake. McCain was sincere. He really believed the words that he calmly stated in earnest.

Frightening.
96 posted on 07/25/2017 2:20:37 PM PDT by onyx (Donate Monthly ~ Join 300 Club!)
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To: bray
Yeah, sure hope he's starting to have second thoughts.

Fingers crossed.

97 posted on 07/25/2017 2:22:48 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: maggief

98 posted on 07/25/2017 2:23:07 PM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: VRWC For Truth

I’ll bring a CASE of Bud, one “pissin” wouldn’t be enough to drown the memory of this traitorous piece of sh!t.


99 posted on 07/25/2017 2:23:11 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: onyx

This mclame fool’s “I’m a Vet” card, his “I’m ill” card and his “I’m a senator” card are all soon to expire. So sad.


100 posted on 07/25/2017 2:24:23 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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