Words to Live By - McCains speech gives us a map for escaping the moral rot of Trumpism.

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By William Saletan at Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/07/mccain_gives_us_a_map_for_getting_out_of_the_trump_muck.html

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5. Ignore the outrage industry. Trump’s threats to “let Obamacare collapse” and use it as a political weapon illustrate his failure, after six months in office, to accept the responsibility of governing. He does this because it’s easier to rally crowds against Washington than to fix things. He pays more attention to Sean Hannity than to Susan Collins.

McCain rejects this behavior. “Stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radio and television and the internet,” he told his colleagues. “Our incapacity is their livelihood.” That’s exactly right: Radicals thrive on dysfunction, and it’s easy to get caught up with radicals on your side who flourish symbiotically—through fundraising, recruiting, and clicks—with the radicals you denounce on the other side. Work with people who would rather have an acceptable solution than a righteous complaint.

6. Fight for values, not for a tribe. Trump has explicitly endorsed torture, religious discrimination, ethnic prejudice, targeting civilians, and stealing the resources of other countries. McCain, in his remarks, condemned these ideas and lamented the Senate’s descent into “tribal” feuding. “We don’t covet other people’s land and wealth,” said McCain. “We don’t hide behind walls. We breach them.” Yes, you can argue that McCain and other hawks have violated these principles in Iraq and other conflicts. But the words still matter, even if McCain is just mouthing them. They remind us of what we should be and why America is more than just another country.

7. Don’t be obnoxious. To fail as spectacularly as Trump has, backed by a fresh election and full control of Congress, takes work. How has he managed it? By insulting and picking fights with everyone, including his aides, members of his Cabinet, and many Republican lawmakers. Trump’s jab at McCain two years ago—“I like people that weren’t captured”—probably didn’t help him get the senator’s vote on health care.

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1. Canada runs elections based on values.

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2. McCain's.. possesive ....why? Because we are not talking multiple/plural McCains here! n/t

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3. That is just the hook that gets one into the ten things to do. You and I

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don't need the hook but maybe some people who voted for both McCain and Trump, and are liberal curious right, now might.