McCain says Obama & Democrats need to work on bipartisanship, "hopes they've learned a lesson"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

McCain says Obama needs to work on bipartisanship

http://uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKTRE51C65H20090213

Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:05pm GMT

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain said on Friday that President Barack Obama should include Republicans in his plans sooner if he really wants their support after the bitter debate over the $787 billion economic stimulus bill.

McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Obama, and other Republicans complained they had been left out of negotiations on the legislation by Democrats who hold majorities in both houses of Congress.

McCain said the bill was filled with non-emergency spending paid for with borrowed money that future generations will have to pay back.

"I think that the majority of people understand that this was generational theft," McCain told Reuters.

The Arizona senator said many other issues coming up will require a bipartisan effort that he said has been lacking so far from Obama and the Democrats. "I hope they've learned a lesson," he said. "I hope that they will reverse course, and sit down, negotiate from the beginning, so you're in on the takeoff, so you can be in on the landing."

[Thrill]

1. Get over the election Already

[roguevalley]

12. Memo to Arizona: Vote this shit bag out. Please. Thank you.

[Kittycat]

2. Memo to McGramps: You Lost - but clearly you need to be reminded.

[glowing]

3. and from the people we don't give a shit about... blah, blah, blah

na, na, na, na.. you lost loser.. try taking your sore loserman home and leave us alone already. freak of nature brining that wasilla hillbilly out of Alaska and unleashing her onto the rest of us.. old fool man.

[BobRossi]

4. Phuck McFudd.

Any semblance of sanity waved bye-bye to him years ago.

[Vinca]

5. OMFG - this idiot ought to go count his houses. nt

[Mz Pip]

6. I hope the Dems have learned a lesson, too

Don't count on the Repugs to be bipartisan for anything ever again.

It's a waste of time and effort.

And Senator McCain needs to put his tongue away. It's gross.

[SharonAnn]

60. Yes, I think they've learned a lesson. GOP are whiners, party of "No!", etc.

Theres no "there" there.

[emulatorloo]

7. So he's taking his orders from Michele Malkin now too?

What is it with these Republicans using catch phrases from deranged wingnuts.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Who's John McCain? What has he ever done?

Why should I care what some hack from Arizona thinks? Does he even have any power?

He's about as useless as tits on a bull.

[wryter2000]

9. Hey, McSame

YOU LOST!

[Hippo_Tron]

10. When Republicans get a fucking clue, Obama will be more than happy to include them

The Iraq War and the Republican tax cuts were generational theft. This isn't spending because we can. This is spending because we don't have any other choice. It's basic economics that during a recession people won't spend money and the only thing to do in that situation is have the government spend money. It's really that simple.

[ErinBerin84]

11. lol

What a selfish bastard.

[ericgtr]

13. So did he break up with Leiberman? n/t

[FrenchieCat]

14. It is quite obvious that the Senator from Arizona has still quite a bit to learn.....

Like how one wins! :shrug:

In fact, I even doubt that he understands yet how one loses, although he did already. :rofl:

[ShortnFiery]

15. Mr. Magoo is back! ... as BLIND as ever.

:crazy:

[Robbins]

16. Mccain

Remember this fact about 2008 while Obama was talking about working together he was blasting Pelosi and Reid.And now he whines
about BiPartsian and has done little In recent years to reach out to Democrats.Mccain Is proving the voting with Bush 90 percent of
the time and not the maverick Mccain Is the real Mccain.

[northernlights]

17. Obama already told us the lesson he's learned from this

Next time he'll leave all tax cuts out of his first proposal, and let you all fight to get some in.

And put your tongue back in your mouth, you classless old fart.

[Cha]

25. Too bad about john mccain missing

some important brain cells and that there's people out there who actually give a fuck what he says.

Just think, we could be discussing the finer points of a mccain dictatorship.

[City Lights]

18. Kiss my ass, john. nt

[BootinUp]

19. Sex thread!

Go FUCK yourself John.

[rufus dog]

20. YO! YOU TONE DEAF MOTHER F@#P%(*%!

Obama schooled you, and just completed the lesson to the American Public. And you are too arrogant or too stupid to realize that the lesson was titled "Republicans don't care about you America."

[crimsonblue]

21. Is this guy mentally ill?

Seriously. How fucking stupid do you have to be to say that? Plus, didn't he offer up an amendment that would have given out $3 TRILLION dollars in tax cuts, and yet he still has the balls to call the stim bill generational theft? Go fuck yourself, Grandpa Simpson.

[stray cat]

22. No matter how bad things get - I remember how lucky we are its Obama and not McCain in charge

[BootinUp]

23. Thats a good philosophy for the times. nt

[Zenlitened]

24. McCain has mental problems. Senility, dementia... something.

I've been saying that since way back in the primaries. And every time he opens his yammering mouth, he confirms my suspicions. The dude is not right in the head.

[treestar]

26. What a maverick

:sarcasm:

[Deja Q]

28. Hey, I think he's doing a great job

at being insane and showing it.

[LittleClarkie]

27. NOW the Republicans are worried about generational theft?

When they were cranking up the deficit, it wasn't a problem.

[Cha]

36. Somebody gave them their talking points

and we know they always accuse the Dems of what they are guilty.

Wonder what the world would be like if the opposition weren't pod people?

[Hamlette]

29. hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

the GOP is going down the wrong course and should look at the polls. Obama and dems have the support of the country and the country wants the GOP to come along or die.

[graywarrior]

30. My message to John....

[mitchum]

31. Hurry up and die, old man

[Sebastian Doyle]

32. Grandpa needs to sit down and shut the fuck up.

And stop babbling about your goddamn onion belt.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvpUqjXiTqA

[HughMoran]

33. He's a piece of shit

Nothing he says has any weight to it in my mind from this point onward.

[Cass]

34. What is wrong with him? Why does he always have his tongue hanging out like that?

It is so bizzare and creepy.

[debbierlus]

35. Yeah. Rahmn just announced that Obama has had it with the BP BS

Obama learned a lesson alright. That is why he annouced today that he is going to go to the voters instead of Congress in the future.

Thanks for the lesson.

He needed to learn it.

[marlakay]

37. Jealous dude?

He can give all the advice he wants from Arizona...Obama will think it over from the White House!!

[Baltoman991]

38. What a

putz.

"I think that the majority of people understand that this was generational theft," McCain told Reuters.

No wonder he thought he was going to win the election. He still thinks that the lower number in a poll is the majority.

Hey asswipe, a majority of the people are for this bill. Brush up on your mathematics.

[fortyfeetunder]

39. McCain...you had a chance to show leadership

and led the cause for bipartisanship. you didn't, so please shut up. (and I said this nicely).

[Undercurrent]

40. Addled old coot!

Sheesh!

[firedupdem]

41. Loser! n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

42. Bwahahahahaha!!!!!! is he now a comedian!!!?

Fuck You, McInsane. What lesson was it we were suppose to learn? Oh, yeah, Stop listening to repuke fuck ups!! got it, thanks!

[RBInMaine]

43. PISS ON YOU MCSAME !! Obama has met with R's more times in a month than Bush did in 8 yrs. F/U !

[Hekate]

44. The belly-laugh, it hurts! -- But in a good way...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[SoCalDem]

45. What a vindictive bastard he is..

[RagAss]

46. McWho?

[ErinBerin84]

47. I had to write another reply, bc this really pisses me off.

Some maverick. I hated how, after the election was over, the media tried to revive the myth of the maverick and forget all about the horrid campaign just because he gave an ok acceptance speech. And they kept saying "McCain is going to be an important ally for Obama in the senate." Yeah freaking right, I knew that would never happen.

[LynnTheDem]

48. ROTFLMAO!!!!!! (Cola snorted up the nose BURNS!)

McCane also said "The fundamentals of our economy are strong."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


As a politician, McCane is a superb comedian!

[Window]

49. LOL! Oh, please, please, please continue to teach us you damned fool.

:rofl:

[Honeycombe8]

50. This is Rovian doublespeak. Take what YOUR OWN fault is, and ascribe it to someone else.

It confuses everyone, and makes the criticism against YOU for your fault sound like a "back atcha" criticism.

I hope Obama has learned, too. Learned that if he bends over to make nice with the Pubics, they will only stick him.

[lunatica]

51. Ya better work WITH us next time 'cause otherwise we'll fuck it up again

Let our fuck ups be a lesson to you for not stopping us.

You know, he makes sense when you take his words and scramble them around a bit.

I agree, this is definitely an lesson for us Dems.

[NikolaC]

52. Can You Say Poor

delusional, LOOOOOSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR? Obama and the Dems won, he lost, neener, neener, neener :silly:. Seriously though, they are hoping that the Dems will just stop trying and lay prostrate while they steamroll all over them. That IMO is McCain's idea of "bipartisanship".

[zulchzulu]

53. Yes, Johnny "The Tongue" Songbird, we have learned a lesson: YOU SUCK PIG DUNG

Retire before we skewer you AGAIN in 2010.

[Pisces]

54. I hope Obama's visit to Az. annihilates any hope of reelection for this old codger.

[Dappleganger]

55. Yes, Obama and the Dems have learned their lesson.

You don't need backstabbing repukes' help to pass legislation to get us out of this mess.

[IDemo]

56. Telegraph to Gramps: You lost. Stop.

[catgirl]

57. Will he just shut up already

He's so nauseating.

[livetohike]

58. Oh, so Mr. "I'm known for working across the aisle" hopes

Obama works on bipartisanship. Where was McCain's bipartisan vote? I hope he loses his Senate seat.

[Hansel]

59. He reminds me of the knight on the bridge in Monty Python's Holy Grail.

Obama just won a major victory and McCain's bouncing on his bloody stubs shouting "I hope you learned a lesson, chicken! Come back here and listen to me!"

As mentioned above, Obama learned a lesson. Don't start negotiating from the position at which you wish to end. It will not happen again.

I also think Obama intentionally tested the Republicans and they played every card they had. He's is now well aware of exactly what he is dealing with. Count on it John, he has taken notes. He knows exactly what your game is and next time will be well prepared to sidestep you and yours every move and instead work with those who he can persuade.

[Phx_Dem]

61. Yeah, we've learned that you're a dick who doesn't like bipartianship.

You talk the talk during the campaign, but don't walk the walk when it comes down to it. So you're either a liar, a hypocrit or both.

That's what we learned John McCain.

[tpi10d]

62. More advice from a party of fools.