I used to really not like McCain but lately

[Doreen]

I have seen him making sense and have kind of gotten to have a little respect for him. Am I safe to be feeling that way or is he just hiding something?

[marybourg]

1. He's can sometimes be a good talker,

but the follow through is always missing.

[Mz Pip]

2. Meh

He speaks out every once in awhile but that's about it. Talk is cheap.until he's ready to take some real action then he might as well just STFU.

[Chasstev365]

3. Deeds; not words!

[uponit7771]

16. +1

[jrthin]

33. Exactly n/t

[Afromania]

4. Yea, that's his game

he'll fold like a cheap suit the second Democrats try to get him to join up with some sort of action or legislation.

[BigDemVoter]

5. I still loathe him but maybe just a smidgen less.

WHATEVER he does now, this is what he SHOULD be doing. . . Just because he might be one of the few Repigs who pushes back, he's still a gas bag who took that Palin idiot as his running mate.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. He's very likely to let you down in the end.

Nevertheless, I think it's okay to hope for something more from him. Just as long as you realize that you will probably be disappointed in the end.

He still has the potential to be a hero and a patriot if he chooses to. I just wouldn't hold my breath waiting.

[LenaBaby61]

7. I used to really not like McCain but lately ...

He's STILL not showing ME much, and has only said a few things which were anti-tRumputin.

I trust McCain as much as would trust myself to pick up and throw an elephant.

My "trust" in McCain as of February 18th 2017: &

[jg10003]

8. I think he is genuinely worried about the country

Heading towards authoritarianism. But it is hard for one man to defy his party. We need to encourage him to do what he knows is right. Positive reinforcement is called for. At his age he may say to himself, "fuck the party, I want history to remember me as the man who saved America".

[BannonsLiver]

13. He's 80 and will be 86/87 when his term expires

This is in all probality his last years in the senate (and on the planet), so if there's ever a time to get on the America first train this is it.

[unblock]

9. he's a master at talking all mavericky and then voting just plain icky.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. Yep.

He's full of shit.

[Doreen]

10. Another thing that surprises me is that he has

not been angry all of the time. When ran for president he was always angry and red in the face. Is he taking meds now?

[jg10003]

11. Bill Maher said last night, "John McCain America turn its' lonely eyes to you"

[BannonsLiver]

12. He voted for DeVos FFS

[Doreen]

14. OK, now that I know that I am back to not being

able to stand him.

[BannonsLiver]

15. I don't get McCain at all

He's 80, and will be 86/87 by the time his term ends. This is his last rodeo. He should be the guy with zero shits to give.

[msongs]

17. he is a phony since the beginning. bla bla bla and nothing more nt

[CountAllVotes]

20. +1,000,000

Just another lying shill is what McCain is.

To give him credit for anything at all is pitiful!

[Quixote1818]

18. He has his issues but I think he means well and is a patriot

When he defended Obama during his campaign he took the high road and I think there was a level of respect for Obama most republicans don't have. He should be given credit for that.

[Doreen]

19. I remember him defending Obama.

I was actually impressed by that. I think that what I have disliked about him the most is that he always was so angry when he was campaigning against Obama. He frightened me.

[Orsino]

21. He has that maddening trace of courage and integrity that refuses to die.

But he will always, always let you down.

[CountAllVotes]

22. So true

One has to seriously wonder how anyone could support him at all. A man that would pick the likes of Sarah Palin as a VP is truly sick in the head!

[PatSeg]

23. He has his moments,

though he's been known to disappoint time and again. Perhaps at this point in his life, he has nothing to lose, so why not just be honest and principled, something he was once known for. This undoubtedly will be his last term as senator, surely he'd like to leave a positive legacy.

I think he may stick to his guns on this one.

[lillypaddle]

25. He's a vengeful dick

in this particular instance it serves our purpose. He was a real asshole to Pres. Obama, and he openly stated that, if Hillary won, none of her nominations for SC would be voted on or go through.

Same with Lindsey.

ETA: and don't forget, he brought us failin' Palen.

[bravenak]

26. Hey. Just remember that he talks big but is never good for a vote.

[Salviati]

27. Save your respect until he actually does something.

Talk is cheap, and mccains is worthless. He's got a long history of talking a reasonable game, but then voting for everything the crazier elements of the republican party asks for, unless it specifically involves torturing prisoners of war.

[still_one]

28. All talk, no action

[rogue emissary]

29. When he votes to impeach Donny I'll give him a listen.

[dbackjon]

30. Don't change your opinion of Rubber-stamp McCain

All bark, no bite.

[old guy]

31. I still don't like or trust him.

[Lucinda]

32. He is, from time to time, admirable.

And odds are he just won his last reelection campaign, so now it is all about legacy. Remains to be seen what he does with his time.