Posted on 10/18/2013 1:08:43 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Wednesday that the budget standoff in Washington and partisan bickering have eroded the confidence of the American people and damaged the credibility of the U.S. Congress.
In an interview with NBC News' Brian Williams, McCain said some House members' determination to repeal or defund President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act during a government shutdown was “a fool’s errand.”
"We inflicted pain on the American people that was totally unnecessary. We cannot do this again," McCain said. "We, Republicans, have a hole that we've got to come out of and obviously we're going to have to do a lot of work."
McCain, who himself opposes the president's health law, said that stubbornly pursuing the plan to destroy Obamacare during a government shutdown was an impossible task.
"So, you deceived a lot of Americans and that adds to the cynicism," he said.....
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Can’t those idiots in Arizona who elected this miscreant recall his sorry butt?
After McConnell he should be political target # 2.
If McCain had been alive during the American Revolution, he would have called THAT a fool’s errand, especially during the losing times.
He is a self-important idiot.
McCain as a presidential candidate was a fools errand.
The Alinskyites will not allow a “credible plan” to survive any more than they will allow a leader to arise in the Tea Party. The will put blinders on for any and all real failures of the libturds but no plan any of you can come up with will survive the ridicule and lies of the libturds and their miscreants in the Brown Shirt Media. Anyone who thinks dragging a plan into the next confrontation will be the solution will be disappointed. The “plan” is simple, Liberty. Integrity, Responsibility, Honor, Duty. Once these words had meaning. No plan or man on a white horse is gonna be a substitute. This is why the Tea Party enjoys the success it has. These words still have meaning for us. These words are why we don’t need a leader or a plan. Lacking these no venture will survive. All we need do is guide our lives toward that beacon that GW said. Toward the banner to which the wise may repair. The actions of the Surrender Caucus tell us they “are not with us”. Fine. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
Why won’t he just go away?
Start a meme. Steal my tag.
McCain: Attempt to defund Obamacare was ' is a fool!'s errand'
McNuts is a absolute buffoon!
Yep, and it’s already started
Oh they see it. But they are reaping spoils that we aren’t seeing yet. These traitors are anything but stupid.
“marketing problem” ha!
They have a problem because of McCain et al always collaborating.
Cruz message was simple: obamacare is a disaster because....
people are not concentrating on the alleged government shutdown, so are trying to sign up, 99.1% of the people who see the prices are refusing.
Simple message: obamacare is a disaster tada!
There is are no bigger fools than Juan McAmnesty, his mini-me Twinkletoes Grahamnesty, and the Clown. Bleep you, you POS.
Improve?
Whats to improve?
Just say no.
Why do republicans always cave to the liberal ideas, just stop them.
McCain is the fool of fools. He worships his media masters believing they love and adore him, rather than the truth that they use him to achieve their left wing goals. He is, to most, the dunce he seems to be.
Rep. Duncan Hunter has long been my favorite- a true Conservative, a good American and a fine Patriot.
McCain as a presidential candidate was a fools errand.
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I had visions of a massive stroke for Juan and President Palin.
Useful idiots for Socialism/Communism and the Democratic Progressive Party.
No, the fools errand was when the voters of Arizona re-electing you to the Senate.
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