Again, words, not deeds. The fact that he appeared and voted YES for the MTP was because his leader on high, aka the Trumpanzee, ordered his compliance.Lord Jim wrote:Again, I refer you to McCain's speech...and kissed Trump's ass to boot.
There's a lot of very obvious non-Trump ass kissing...
Except he voted in lockstep for EVERY SINGLE ONE of the cabinet nominees (he voted no for OMB and USTrade rep - big deal). That's hardly acting as a check or balance. And he voted to remove the 60 vote cloture requirement for Supreme Court nominees. Another opportunity to truly be a check and he failed miserably. The only thing he voted against the Trumpanzee on was the Russia sanctions. Another nothing burger vote.Lord Jim wrote:
ETA:
A couple of examples from the text of McCain's speech:
...“We are an important check on the powers of the Executive. Our consent is necessary for the President to appoint jurists and powerful government officials and in many respects to conduct foreign policy. Whether or not we are of the same party, we are not the President’s subordinates. We are his equal!...
Hmm...Did you see him kissing Yertle's ring when he walked up to vote?
Who said that?So apparently McCain's illness has earned him the right to have no ill spoken of him?
And he voted to remove the 60 vote cloture requirement for Supreme Court nominees. Another opportunity to truly be a check and he failed miserably.
I completely disagree on that...The only thing he voted against the Trumpanzee on was the Russia sanctions. Another nothing burger vote.
The important thing to realize is WHY the Senate is doing this — rushing to pass legislation that will have a vast impact on American lives, the economy, and more without a single hearing, without time for a proper analysis of the bill, and with crucial votes taken on behalf of legislation yet to be determined. It’s not some arbitrary failure of procedure: it’s a coverup.
The fact is that Republicans have no good ideas on health; everything they want to do will make huge numbers of people worse off, to the benefit of a wealthy few. And they know this. They know that the campaign against Obamacare was based on lies from the beginning, that all their complaints about things like high deductibles were hypocritical. They know that what they’re about to do is terrible. But they’re trying to do it anyway — and the only way they have a chance is by breaking every rule of good governance, by making the process so rushed and secretive that nobody has a chance to say “Wait a minute– what are we doing?”
At a deep level McConnell’s determination to pass a health bill by breaking all norms is quite similar to Trump’s determination to shut down an investigation into his own corruption and possible collusion. Both men are trying to cover up what they know would outrage voters if they knew about it, and they don’t care what rules get broken along the way.
And the Senators who caved on health today are pretty much the same people who are enabling Trump’s abuse of his office. The moral rot in the Republican party runs wide as well as deep. All we need to save America is a few good men — but apparently all we have are two decent women. And that’s not enough.
Exactly a nothing burger because he was part of an "overwhelming" 97-2 (Rand Paul and Bernie were the two holdouts) vote majority. It took no courage or mavericky gumption to be a part of that majority.Lord Jim wrote:I completely disagree on that...The only thing he voted against the Trumpanzee on was the Russia sanctions. Another nothing burger vote.
It's not a "nothing burger" when Republican Senators vote overwhelmingly to tie the hands of a so-called Republican President regarding his ability to deal with Russia...
On the contrary; that is without precedent...it's a half-pound mushroom and swiss with bacon burger...
And I'm happy to report that buried in all the other news today, the House has followed suit, with a 419-3 vote...
Lord Jim wrote:I want to thank you for posting that Econo...
I've felt compelled to agree with so many people that I don't generally agree with lately, (Jim Wrong, Gene Robinson, etc.) it's refreshing to be able to say that Krugman remains the same turd-brained, know-nothing, waste of space he's always has been, and I feel absolutely no compulsion to agree with him...
Good to know there are still some things one can count on...
What a perfectly idiotic comparison he makes...
Just what I'd expect from that mediocre hack...
Every time I see something posted written by that blindly ideological buffoon, I feel like posting something written by Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter just balance out the value-content...
Well, I couldn't disagree more...It took no courage or mavericky gumption to be a part of that majority.
