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McCain: Don't expect GOP cooperation the rest of this year ("They have poisoned the well")
The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2010-03-22 | Michael O'Brien

Posted on 03/22/2010 9:33:44 AM PDT by rabscuttle385

Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation has had on the Senate, a day after the House passed the upper chamber's bill.

GOP senators emerged Monday to warn that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, and warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.

"There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year," McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. "They have poisoned the well in what they've done and how they've done it."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: bipartisan; cactusprick; mcamnesty; mccain; mccainantigop; mccainmaverick; mcprick; mcrino; obama; rino
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain and the rat-f*ck Graham will support amnesty.


21 posted on 03/22/2010 9:37:39 AM PDT by Grunthor (Mary was the temple of God, not the god of the temple)
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To: rabscuttle385

Well, except for amnesty.


22 posted on 03/22/2010 9:37:54 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: rabscuttle385

Make them read any bill that comes up!!


23 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:00 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (November can't come soon enough!)
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To: rabscuttle385
STFU STOOPID MACCAIN!!!

YOU WERE THERE TO HELP CREATE THIS MESS SO TELLING US YOU ARE GOING TO POUT IN A CORNER IS NO CONSOLATION

I JUST REGISTERED IN ARIZONA JUST SO I CAN VOTE AGAINST YOU

24 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:07 AM PDT by Mr. K (This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!)
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To: rabscuttle385

Dear John,
It is your fault we are in this mess; If you had the huevos to stand up and run a hard hitting campaign things would be different.


25 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:19 AM PDT by AZhardliner
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To: muddler

Here is a dirty little secret, at least one minority member in each committee must vote to approve of a bill before it can move out of committee.


26 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:25 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not diw with a whimper. It will diw with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: rabscuttle385

“(until the amnesty bill in three weeks)” Juan said out of the other side of his mouth.


27 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:35 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: rabscuttle385

He will lead the path to citizenship fight for these illegal like he did last time. He doesn’t give a damn that we 17% unemployed AMERICANS.


28 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:40 AM PDT by rogertarp
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To: rabscuttle385
That is exactly the view the GOP Senate has to have!

I hope McCain loses his primary, but the GOP Senate has to hold on to Nov. and not give Obama anything else.

29 posted on 03/22/2010 9:38:55 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: rabscuttle385
It seems to me that the Democrats can do PLENTY of damage without any Republican support - they have so far.

The writing is also on the wall for the Rats; They'll be losing their majority in the House for sure, and possibly even in the Senate. As such, I would look for them to kill the filibuster and get passed what they can get passed before the November elections.

If they get amnesty passed, they'll cement their future as a permanent majority party, even if they pay a short-term price in the upcoming mid-terms. I think immigration "reform" is better than even money for passing. Then, it's really "ball game".

30 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:00 AM PDT by OldDeckHand (USA - b. July 4, 1776 / d. March 21, 2010)
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To: rabscuttle385

I’ll believe it when I see it.


31 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:13 AM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: rabscuttle385

Thanks Johnny. The adults will take it from here.


32 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:29 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: rabscuttle385

They do not need you Juan. We do not need you, Juan.

Even your precious illegals do not need you, Juan.


33 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:33 AM PDT by dforest
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To: fatnotlazy
The Dems don’t need Republican “cooperation.”

As long as the GOP block in the Senate stays united, the 'rats can't do anything. Unfortunately, it only takes one defection to overcome that, and there are too many with a history of defecting (including McCain himself).

If he's ticked off enough to keep Graham, Snowe, Collins, Brown, and the like in line for the next eight months, though, he'll have done his country one last great service.

34 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:55 AM PDT by kevkrom (Hey, IRS: can I simply "deem" my taxes paid instead of paying them?)
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To: fatnotlazy

Next go-around IF the GOP ever regains power, they need to throw out any naive notions of civility. The Dims play it as a blood sport.


35 posted on 03/22/2010 9:39:58 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: rabscuttle385

And your sweetheart, Linseed? What is his plan?

More kneepadding with Schumer?


36 posted on 03/22/2010 9:40:00 AM PDT by Carley (Are you better off now than one year ago? HELL NO!!!!!)
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To: muddler

Oh shut up Juan. Gramnesty can’t wait to lick Obama’s amnesty boots. Sheesh.


37 posted on 03/22/2010 9:40:15 AM PDT by Enterprise (Dan Rather said Obama is so incompetent he couldn't sell watermelons.)
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To: rabscuttle385
"There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year," McCain said

I guess he hasn't heard about the Shumer/Ghramnisty immigration plan. At least one Republican wants us all tagged like cattle via a chipped ID card, so the illegal immigrants can come here and abuse our welfare system even more.

38 posted on 03/22/2010 9:40:20 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: keepitreal
Point is - they don’t need our cooperation. We lost.

Now that Scott Brown is in the Senate, they need the cooperation of at least one Republican or they can't break a filibuster. Has the well been so poisoned that even the Maine twins, McCain and Grahamnesty cannot be peeled off? That will be the big question.

39 posted on 03/22/2010 9:40:30 AM PDT by randita (Sarah Palin has the same computer that I have.)
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To: rabscuttle385

“Democrats shouldn’t expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.”

OK, prove it John. Next step, immigration reform/amnesty.


40 posted on 03/22/2010 9:40:32 AM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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