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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho's the cat who won't cop out, when Senate Republicans are all about?
Joe. Can ya dig it?Former Vice President Joe Biden personally lobbied Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) before the senator cast a crucial vote taking down a Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to The Washington Post.
The call between the two was emotional, according to the Post. McCain was recently diagnosed with the same kind of brain cancer that Bidens son Beau died of in 2015. Joe Biden served in the Senate from 1972 until 2008, while McCain has been a senator since 1987.
While Biden lobbied McCain, former President Barack Obama remained quiet on the issue as the Senate was on the verge of dismantling a core piece of his legacy (An Obama spokesman did release a statement after the Republican effort failed on Friday.).
Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), a close friend of McCain, also lobbied him to oppose the bill, according to the Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-biden-john-mccain_us_597cb903e4b0da64e8797fa9?w6w&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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Who's the cat who won't cop out, when Senate Republicans are all about? (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2017
OP
Two women who were being threatened? That's who didn't cop out or play games.
bettyellen
Jul 2017
#6
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)1. "SHAFT!" - Joe Shaft!!
irisblue
(32,974 posts)2. Who's the cat who won't cop out when there is danger all about..nt
hedda_foil
(16,374 posts)3. That image is photoshopped, isn't it? Isn't it?
Stinky The Clown
(67,799 posts)4. That image is from The Onion
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)5. Yes, it's photoshopped. His actual car is a 1969 Malibu.
TexasTowelie
(112,180 posts)7. Putin rides around shirtless while riding on a horse
while Biden rides around shirtless while riding in a Pontiac TransAm. I'll take Joe and the TransAm just so I don't have to feed the horse everyday (and maybe he will let me borrow the keys).
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)6. Two women who were being threatened? That's who didn't cop out or play games.
58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)8. +1,000