My moment to eat crow

[KentuckyWoman]

My original thread predicting McCain's coming back to vote to move forward was a signal of the end of ACA.



Never in a million years would I believe McCain would stick it to Mitch.

So I own it... I was wrong. Thankfully.

[RKP5637]

1. He really slammed him. Here's my boy, back to vote Yes! What, WTF, what just happened? n/t

[boston bean]

2. I had to write one too. Did that night... Glad to be wrong.

[Phentex]

3. Nothing to eat...

A handful of people said he might step up and do the right thing. I didn't believe it because he hasn't done that in the past.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. Still recovering from the shock myself!

[loyalsister]

5. No shame in making a legitimate prediction

There was every reason to believe the worst would happen. I held out hope and was happy to see it happen. I just made a lucky guess and would not feel obligated to give in to shaming if I was wrong. I don't think eating crow is necessary.

[SHRED]

6. I join you

It's incredible what he did but most all of his politics stink.

[GreenEyedLefty]

7. It could have gone either way.

[CousinIT]

8. I believed as you did - that McCain would vote 'aye'

Probably many of us assumed that's what he'd do. You weren't alone. Guess we can share the crow casserole!

[NCjack]

9. I got it wrong. I predicted that MCain would vote "no" on the vote to proceed, accompanied with

some unkind words for McConnell and Trump. Instead, he took them down the garden path and ruined their plan to screw the poor this fiscal year by voting "no" on the bill. I also barely missed my other prediction -- that MConnell would have a stroke on the senate floor and be taken to Georgetown Hosp.

I think that this vote reduced McConnell's ability to continue. Of all the shit he heaped on Pres. Obama, he got back in measure a humiliating defeat by a black president who is no longer in office. McConnell has to go back to his buddies in Kentucky. There will be no sipping Wild Turkey bourbon and pats on the back for finally erasing Pres. Obama's legacy. He may decided to retire, to spend more time with his loving wife, and help her family manage all the advantages he set up for their companies.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

10. I like to think it was an FU to trump.

[BigmanPigman]

11. You're right. It was meant for both of them.

[sarge43]

16. That was certainly a big part of it.

I'd like think he also did it for all POWs because that poltroon insulted every one of them.

[Pluvious]

33. Was it not also...

... To give cover to the other GOPers that had to vote yes, so they'd not get in trouble with their base ?

Maybe the full story will come out some day.

[liberalmuse]

12. I thought he would do the McCain thing, too.

Not your fault. For once he surprised me and voted the way he talked instead of talking one way and then once again ending up voting with the party line. I guess at this point he really doesn't have much to lose.

[ADX]

13. At least you admitted you were wrong...

...unlike the dozens of other DUers who talked shit and wished a horrible, lingering death on the man.

[mountain grammy]

14. So was I..

He hasn't atoned for everything, think Sarah Palin, but he sure redeemed himself on healthcare, even while making wildly untrue statements about how the ACA was passed. This is so different and he knows it. Any comparison is fake.

I was sure he'd be a yes vote, but he was true to his speech. Score one for McCain, and I mean ONE!

[ancianita]

15. So you erred on the side of probability. When it comes to that guy, I say you did the rational thing

[tirebiter]

17. He made it clear that he wouldnot vote for the bill in it's "present" form.

If there had been some actual debate it may have gone otherwise. He was saying, "Hold on, let's at least appear to be reasonable, now."

[Cirque du So-What]

18. I gave up on trying to figure out what people will do a long time ago

and that maxim goes double for politicians. My prognostication is limited to the outcome of decisions that have already been made.

[NastyRiffraff]

19. I thought the same thing

McCain regularly says one thing and does another. Good for him for doing the right thing this time.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. Mitch stuck it to McCain when he shot down McCain Feingold.

[yankeepants]

21. Raises hand sheepishly...

[TNNurse]

22. He got McConnell and Trump in one vote.

It does not erase his other awful votes and choices (Sarah Palin), but it was great to watch McConnell walk off in defeat.

[Marcuse]

23. It's a good thing to be pleasantly surprised.

If you put hot sauce on crow, it will taste like chicken.

[Vinca]

24. What are the chances of a Republican doing the right thing? 1 in a million?

I think most of us figured he would vote like one of the sheep.

[greeny2323]

25. Me too

I was saying it repeatedly right up until not long before the vote, when we started getting signals that something was up.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

26. If you expect the worst.

Then your surprises will pleasant ones.

Cynical, but sometimes, it's true.

[krispos42]

27. It seems to me (as a casual observer) that McCain plays the role of "designated maverick" often.

As in, the GOP needs something to fail because they know, factually, it's better if it dies. But politically/ideologically, they can't vote against it. So they have the rank-and-file vote one way, and a designated spoiler or two (such as McCain) vote with the Democrats so it dies.



I'm glad it went down in flames as well.. but like a burning mattress, these things can come back to life without warning.

[Egnever]

28. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself

it is very likely he gave cover to others. He will not be up for election again.

[orangecrush]

29. ...

[Eliot Rosewater]

30. I am sure I assumed the worst as well

I dont recall, i think I held a little hope though

[Kath2]

31. Thankfully is right!

I was totally against McCain when he ran for president but he got it right this time.

Another bad week for the pResident!

[barbtries]

32. you're not the only one.

but i don't trust him anyway.

[raccoon]

34. It's OK. We still love you.

You have PROVEN that you aren't a Republican. Republicans don't apologize or admit they were wrong.

[hamsterjill]

35. Pass me a slice.

In my defense, I did say in my posts expecting McCain to cave that I would definitely like to be surprised by him. And I was surprised. Thankfully.

I called McCain's office on Friday to thank him for his vote, and to wish him well.

[niyad]

36. don't beat yourself up. he is still self-serving scum.

whatever you THOUGHT you knew about him--it is so much worse!!

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/make-believe-maverick-20081016

[jimlup]

37. I thought you were right when I went to bed that night

What a refreshing morning that was!

Don't give too much credit to ol' John though. Some Female Senators from Maine and Alaska had been holding their finger in the dike for quite awhile before that!

[panader0]

38. Let's see what he does if it comes up for a vote again--which it can.

[ThoughtCriminal]

39. Me too, but I don't feel bad

It was a surprise based on a long record of McCain saying the right thing and then doing the wrong thing. McConnell knew McCain's past well enough that he thought he could count on that.

When I found out just how completely McCain screwed him, all I could think was "Well played sir".