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Sen. John McCain says he cannot support Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill
CNBC ^ | September 22, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 09/22/2017 10:59:58 AM PDT by C19fan

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Friday said he "cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham Cassidy proposal.

McCain is one of four Republican senators who are undecided on the GOP healthcare overhaul, and his opposition dealt the bill's chances a significant blow.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; gchealthcarebill; grahamcassidy; mccain; obamacare; partyofgovernment; uniparty
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To: Jim Noble
Nixon didn't need to go to China and Trump does not need to usher in single payer.

What politicians need are courage to do the economically sound policies along with going back to sensible market based health care plans (Hmm, around the same time Nixon/China thing), be as loud as they can on what single payer means, (Rationing, which will make not PROVIDING CARE for people with “preexisting conditions” a reality, covering is one thing, but providing is a whole different ballpark), and basically pave the way so my children and grandchildren can live under liberty as well as OPPORTUNITY.

What you suggest is defeatist pragmatic buffoonery to the point of saying “What the hell is the purpose to vote for anyone anymore”? Screw that and screw Nixon, LBJ, and Senator Ted Kennedy for staring this mess.

81 posted on 09/22/2017 11:59:41 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: DoughtyOne
"Didn’t he have a bit part (role) in Caddyshack?"

Right! As the babyruth ;)

(although Judge Smeals kinda fits him, too, angry face guy)

82 posted on 09/22/2017 12:03:42 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Drone Soros and sons!!!)
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To: rollo tomasi

Your response is well-thought out and completely rational.

You have not, however, considered the effect of the voters on your otherwise ideal proposal.


83 posted on 09/22/2017 12:08:00 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables
BoyCott the Andrew McCain appointed to President Hensley Beverage Company

Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John McCain — who inherited a Phoenix beer distributorship that is worth hundreds of millions of dollars — will reap a tidy windfall from the $52 billion sale of Anheuser-Busch to the Belgian brewer InBev. But exactly how much she will make from the deal, which was announced Monday, is unclear.

84 posted on 09/22/2017 12:08:17 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Kevin in California

I’m hoping Trump’s overall popularity increases in upcoming months, which would cause congressmen and senators who want to be reelected to be more likely to vote for a substantial repeal of Obamacare.


85 posted on 09/22/2017 12:13:06 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: C19fan

I bet his girlfriend will be really angry with Johnny McT.


86 posted on 09/22/2017 12:15:02 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: C19fan

Wait a minute. Graham said he had Democrat senators as well who were going to support the bill. If that’s the case, we don’t need McCain, Murkowski, Collins, or Paul. Anyone?


87 posted on 09/22/2017 12:17:06 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: Trump20162020
This is the Mitchell-McCane chreography play to stick their thumb in trumps eye. This bill was never going to pass. They just needed to find a senator who was safe under any circumstances or one who just didn't give a shit or someone who hated trump pathelogically. It has all been planned to fail, just like the last bill. McConnell shed a tear then....will he be able to conjure a tear when this bill goes over the cliff.

Trump needs to go on TV from the oval office and say this bill belongs to the dems, McConnell, McCane, Collins, Murkowski. HE needs to remind their constituents as often as possible. Crush them.

88 posted on 09/22/2017 12:17:41 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (proawakileftist)
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To: WeWaWes
"This is nothing more than an “I hate Donald Trump” vote."

100% correct. This is personal.

"War hero" my ass.

President Trump has more patriotism in the middle finger he should give McCain then the senator has in his clearly addled brain.

89 posted on 09/22/2017 12:18:11 PM PDT by daler
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To: C19fan

I wish his brain cancer would take him out today. Absent that, I hope he suffers a painful demise, where every day he wakes up, he wishes he were dead - like I do.


90 posted on 09/22/2017 12:18:44 PM PDT by Go Gordon (Barack McGreevey Obama)
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To: C19fan

McCain—Serb-hater, loser, Soros-shill and traitor!!!!

What more can I say!?


91 posted on 09/22/2017 12:20:54 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Kevin in California

Words can’t begin to describe this POS traitorous egomaniacal child

If there was ever proof of the Uniparty, it’s this brainwashed jerkov

NVN should have had better aim


92 posted on 09/22/2017 12:21:55 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("I am SpartaLee")
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To: Baynative

Obamacare won’t implode because they keep bailing out the insurance companies. Even though Trump knows it would implode if they quit bailing it out, I’m sure he would rather have a bill passed that at least is heading in the right direction than be blamed for the chaos that would come with implosion.


93 posted on 09/22/2017 12:31:56 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: McGavin999

But they do.


94 posted on 09/22/2017 12:32:50 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: McGavin999

But they do.


95 posted on 09/22/2017 12:34:30 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: C19fan

If you really want to feel sick, watch the 2008 Youtube video of McCain telling a woman in the audience how about Obama is a good man and that she shouldn’t be worried about him being president. He was just doing his master George’s bidding


96 posted on 09/22/2017 12:38:21 PM PDT by montag813 (ue)
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To: hsmomx3
I think he is just a bitter and very unhappy old man who is upset that he didn’t win the presidency, could care less about who he represents.

You've nailed it. He likes being in a position where he can exercise power and control over others.

97 posted on 09/22/2017 12:45:02 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: wiseprince
Manuchin for the win :D. Democrats never turncoat but a first time for everything

Reagan needed "boll weevil" Democrats back in the '80s when he didn't have the House. And, much as we complain about our current batch of Senators, it used to be much worse. Hatch was a GOOD guy by comparison. Lugar was above average. You had Weicker, Percy, Packwood, Kassebaum, Specter, Heinz, just off the top of my head.
98 posted on 09/22/2017 12:53:09 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: JohnyBoy

Yeah, that would be the right thing to do!! Stay at home and don’t vote...what could possibly go wrong.


99 posted on 09/22/2017 1:07:09 PM PDT by elephant
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

LOL

Yep, John is the turd in the national punch-bowl.


100 posted on 09/22/2017 1:17:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national puch-bowl.)
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