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McCain could give the same thumbs-down to a tax overhaul as he did to health care
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Posted on 10/12/2017 7:23:22 PM PDT by JP1201

It’s a specter that should stalk the nightmares of Republican leaders: a Senate chamber, packed on Christmas Eve, as lawmakers gather to decide the fate of a tax package that will shape the GOP’s political fortunes. The bill remains one vote shy, and then Sen. John McCain walks in, pauses before the desk, and delivers his second thumbs-down dagger of the year.

For that reason, the Arizona Republican, who is fighting a public battle with brain cancer, will be among his party’s most closely watched as the year winds down and the tax debate gears up. Yet over his decades in public life, McCain has traced a zigzagging line on the subject, leaving little clear indication of how he’ll approach a potentially decisive vote. A look at the senator's record on taxes shows that three things seem most important to him: public debate, some help for the middle class, and not exploding the deficit.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 115th; mccain; obstructionistdems; trumptaxreform
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To: JP1201

He will too.


21 posted on 10/12/2017 7:35:53 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: JP1201

He’ll fight the country and Trump until his last breath in office. He’s a vile, mean old man.


22 posted on 10/12/2017 7:36:04 PM PDT by wastedyears (Anime is real.)
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To: JP1201

I fully expect him to. Hatred for Trump overrides the good of the country. Traitor to the core.


23 posted on 10/12/2017 7:36:53 PM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: wardamneagle

“Falling out the chair.............ahhhhhh!!!”

So will McLame soon and he’ll need a drool cup in about a month.


24 posted on 10/12/2017 7:36:57 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: JP1201



25 posted on 10/12/2017 7:39:17 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Pearls Before Swine
McCain is blind with Trump hate. That’s the key.

I'm not a psychiatrist.

That said, I suspect that McCain is also settling a score with US, the voters.

After all, we chose to not elect him, and did elect Trump.

He has no idea how, in the twilight of his career, just how much better he would look if he sided with our very fine country instead of a descent into petty envy and child-like jealousy.

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26 posted on 10/12/2017 7:40:20 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: JP1201

McShamey is a lying, traitorous,coward


27 posted on 10/12/2017 7:40:38 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: JP1201

Build the wall and drop Nutball on the MX side.


28 posted on 10/12/2017 7:42:47 PM PDT by Rembrandt
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I was thinking the same thing when he refused to let Sarah loose and refused to go after Obozo for fear of being called a racist. Hopefully that will never happen again.


29 posted on 10/12/2017 7:43:01 PM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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To: JP1201

It’s not Christian or good taste to wish for any man’s demise. That is the Lord’s turf. But if what the doctors have said about his cancer is true, he may not be a Senator on Christmas Eve.


30 posted on 10/12/2017 7:43:18 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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To: JP1201

What’s the playing field look like once this turkey-necked old shitbag dies? This governor out there, Ducey, seems to have his head and his ass wired together correctly. Has he tapped someone to be a successor who will play ball with Trump after that thin-skinned saboteur McLame assumes room temperature?


31 posted on 10/12/2017 7:43:33 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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To: Autonomous User

He won’t be around to vote when the time comes. He’ll be 10 feet under. Ten feet, due to the fact his head is too large for the normal 6. There will be no tears shed for this two face hypocrite.

Sarah, honey, are you seeing this? Please, say something, anything in order to redeem yourself. If not now, you will only be remembered as this man’s(?) ally and who would want to make that claim?


32 posted on 10/12/2017 7:44:54 PM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: JP1201

Why is it that the vile never take The Big Choke fast enough...


33 posted on 10/12/2017 7:46:34 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: samadams2000

Trump needs to release all the records of McCain from the Vietnam war. Or he could say “McCain better hope Putin doesn’t release all they have on McCain. Hint. Hint.


34 posted on 10/12/2017 7:49:16 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: JP1201

Bet he pulls a Specter before he leaves.


35 posted on 10/12/2017 7:50:19 PM PDT by eeriegeno (<p>)
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To: JP1201

McCain is still angry over Trump pointing out his traitorous ways from when he had his singing engagement in Hanoi.


36 posted on 10/12/2017 7:51:36 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: JP1201

Sorry, but I will not be hurt if John finds himself in a pine box come Christmas time.


37 posted on 10/12/2017 7:53:24 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Democrats destroy the Middle Class. It's what they do.)
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To: JP1201

I think people should write McCain, thank him for his sacrifices and service, wish him well and pray for him, and tell him that he is risking the legacy of his lifetime of service by opposing everything that he said he was for and that the country elected Republicans to do.


38 posted on 10/12/2017 7:54:51 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Trump has spit on a lot of people and everyone of them is looking for a chance to get even


39 posted on 10/12/2017 7:57:23 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: JP1201

President Trump could bring up a bill denouncing ISIS as a terrorist organization and John McCain would vote against it..he hates President Trump, NO matter what bills he brings forth you can always count on McCain to vote against it..its how he wants to die, to go down hating Trump and making his life miserable


40 posted on 10/12/2017 7:57:39 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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