Why Did Senator John McCain Vote To Save ACA....

[LovingA2andMI]

Because He Said, "It Was The Right Thing To Do." - John McCain.

The Liberal Lion Senator Teddy Kennedy spoke to John McCain's Heart, from Heaven. We BELIEVE IT. PERIOD!

[mobeau69]

1. This crossed my mind also.

[sunonmars]

2. and one last big fuck you to a Pres who trashed his war hero status....

[a kennedy]

31. Yes....yes....how could McCain ever forgive what tRump said about him.

he's such a vile man, and happy John voted for the American people he defended.

[LovingA2andMI]

3. Thank You, Teddy...

We Miss You (One Of Our Top 5 Favorite Senators, Ever).

[Alice11111]

10. There was a WaPo article last week about how much McCain

misses his close friend, Teddy.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

4. The old saying - "Why ask why?" just be greatful! n/m

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. "I like people who weren't captured."

[Alice11111]

11. That had to be in his mind.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. And "He's been losing so long he doesn't know how to win anymore"

Another Trump stab that McCain must've carried around a while, and let go of tonight.

[Alice11111]

13. The way he walked up& dramatically turned his thumb down

was like a strong, angry, thumbs down to DT.
Payback time.
DT has been a suck up for the last two weeks & now he can go back to being his heartless sociopathic self.

Lots of put downs for the Orange Pres this week.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

19. May there be many more...

the world will give a great sigh and a mighty cheer
when he is gone...

[Alice11111]

39. Yes! How are the religious right handling Mucci? He's

everything they are supposed to hate.
I even think he's digusting and so did his wife.

[Gabi Hayes]

21. He should've said, "Pres two scoops....capture

THIS: 🖕🏿"

Obama's finger

[Lotusflower70]

6. Wow just wow

He didn't overcome what he went through to be shit on by Trump.

[TDale313]

7. Thank you, Sen McCain. n/t

[bagelsforbreakfast]

8. No one, least of all Trump, expected McCain to step to be an American Hero..,

I didn't - but I'm greatful he did.

[Alice11111]

14. Part of it might have been that he had the opportunity to

Be the killer vote. If it hadn't been so close, who knows.

The brain cancer & the awareness that his days, and votes, are numbered, must play some part.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

15. But isn't that the measure of a man when you get down to it? n/m

[Alice11111]

17. What you do as you face death...truth .

In the Rules of Evidence, most statements are barred by heresay rules. One of the exceptions to the heresay rules is is a statement at death. More reliable.

[WinkyDink]

20. Did you forget his pre-speech vote of "Yes," when a "No" could have prevented this

entire scenario?

[Gabi Hayes]

22. Drama queen? Giving two scoops a chance to

humiliate himself, then let the hammer drop

Schwing!!!!

[WinkyDink]

35. I do like that scenario, I must admit!

[Alice11111]

38. I though a lot about that. Sort of looks like he wanted

to kick someone in the teeth bigtime. He must have been sure that Murkowski andCollins woud stick w him.

Logically seaing,why would he ever let it come to te floor...more dramatic, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barbtries]

9. i guess i'm getting cynical,

but i read his facebook the other day. every single comment was negative. what i think is the people spoke to him and convinced him that had he voted yes, his good name would be tainted forever, and he's running out of time to salvage it.

as Kamala Harris said, this is a victory for the people.

[Gabi Hayes]

23. That sounds more like the "maverick" we're

accustomed to

Credit to him, tho

Would be cool tho if the FB contumely combined w/what must be an infinite loathing of DT, were his true motives

[barbtries]

29. twitter does

but he doesn't read them, his staff does not brief him on them, and there are substantial numbers of adoring cultists playing online scaramuccis for him.

but i do it anyway. for myself i guess...like calling my senators here in NC.

[malaise]

28. Yep

He does love that hero status.
Truthfully I don't care why he voted this down - I'm just delighted that he did.

[Gabi Hayes]

30. Same here

Just happy for the LIFE that will be extended because of his inexplicable act is human decency

Hope u have Adblock

[malaise]

32. Good morning my friend

Yep I have Adblock

[zz-la]

16. McCain had nothing to lose

He finally voted his conscience. Funny how he finally saw the light, given his current health predicament.

[Pachamama]

18. Because in the battle of the Good vs. Evil, the Jedi vs. the Dark side, the force for Good managed

...to pull him over for a moment.

I believe that humans and our time on earth is an epic battle of good vs. evil. And sometimes there are those that are completely lost and those that fight everyday for good and the people in between who get pulled in either direction by the forces and have to make a choice.

Yesterday we saw Good pull over McCain...for at least a day for us all to live another day.

It doesn't change my opinion of McCain one bit. It only convinces me all the more that the Good must continue the fight and not retreat and realize that the battle is not over.

If it was Ted Kennedy's soul whispering into McCain's ear through his dreams last night, so be it. Good prevailed for this one.

[Gabi Hayes]

24. Excellent! This and one other post moistened

my eyes

Along with the fact that MILLIONS of people won't lose their health care

[Pachamama]

25. Hug back to you Gabi....

[Gabi Hayes]

26. Dance it out!!!!

Playing this now!

https://m.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Interestingly enough I sensed the same yesterday

before this final vote - mainly while they were all debating, where you had the most extreme cold-hearted determined to "win" at all costs because of their abject blind hatred of the man who shepherded the ACA into existence. The people who would be negatively impacted were objectified, making it easy for them to be discarded.

Sadly, there will always be that "struggle" between good and evil but I do know that a large chunk of both the House and Senate are populated with folks elected from 2010 and later, on the platform that was strictly anti-ACA. I.e., "repeal Obamacare" was their meal ticket into elected office and that is their raison d'etre.

[duncang]

33. My cynical mind sees other possibilities

You have the r's who really believe in serving up shit burgers with shit on the side. You have those who just want the shit burgers. You have the ones who know their mega donors want shit burgers for all "lower" class people. You have those who know if they serve shit burgers they are so close on keeping their seats they have to be promised something to wash the shit burger down. You have the ones who are kind of against the shit burgers having too much shit, but will vote for it anyway because they will be primaried. You have the ones who know it's a shit burger, but don't want to vote against it because they won't be one of the cool kids who vote for shit burgers.

In the end on the house side they passed out enough root beer. Also they told the "center" r's that it wouldn't pass as is anyways so they barely got the votes.

In the senate not quite enough root beer and the "center" r's had to figure out who would be the no. Knowing the right media would go after them. It was just a case of who votes against shit burgers. Center r's just had to convince that one more no vote. mccain was the one. Thinking he won't be running next time and could take a hit.

[beachbum bob]

34. mccain also knows what liars dominate the GOP in the hOuse, starting with Paul Ryan

the surprise is Sen Heller of Nevada that appears to want to find a new job after he loses in 2018 to a democrat. I am sure 2 or 3 more democratic wins are now possible based on conservative votes on repeal/replace of ACA with having no plan in place.

[WinkyDink]

36. Multi-faceted, IMO. Conscience? Maybe, but he was not pro-ACA; he was pro-Senate-Rules. Legacy?

Quite possibly. The ensuing condemnation of his "YES" surely did not escape his notice, for how he would be remembered.

Grandstanding? He WAS a Fly-Boy, after all!

Revenge on his inferior, a coward who now serves as C-I-C, who insulted McCain's service then and insults all the military now?

I'LL TAKE "REVENGE," ALEX, FOR ALL THE BORSCHT IN RUSSIA.

[Mz Pip]

37. He gave cover to his colleagues, too.

The rest of the Republicans would have paid dearly at the polls if they had voted no. McCain's not running again so all the rest of them can go home and say at least they tried.