John McCain the hero of the Right in 2008 has become a “traitor” in 2017….for no other reason than he will not bend over for the new dude in the robes of power….He, McCain, has not abandoned any of his positions on issues so that cannot be the problem…..unlike Ryan McCain has stuck by his principles….most of which I do not agree with but he gets my respect for not being a brown noser….
After a few days in the power seat Trump and McCain have already bumped heads……
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. John McCain has emerged as President Donald Trump’s top Republican nemesis on Capitol Hill.
Since Trump’s inauguration, McCain has broken with the president on his immigration order, warned him against any rapprochement with Moscow, lectured him on the illegality of torture, and supplied only a tepid endorsement of Rex Tillerson, Trump’s secretary of state nominee.
Oh, and McCain also hammered Trump for backing away from – instead of embracing – international free trade agreements.
As Trump presses ahead with an ambitious and contentious agenda at home and abroad, McCain is pushing back, using his seniority in Congress and his characteristic bluntness. McCain, 80, cruised to a sixth Senate term in November, defeating a Democratic challenger who hounded the senator for standing by Trump even after the billionaire businessman insulted him as a “loser.”
I wish I could be optimistic that he, McCain, will stick by his guns…..but I have watched too many politicians put on a brave front for the cameras and then cave to the will of the “boss”…..
Where McCain goes so shall Graham…..we will watch to see just how much of a nemesis these two will be….or is it all so much smoke?
I am hoping that McCain and Graham will encourage others who are afraid to stand up to the regime to do so. Unfortunately the fear of the vindictive nature of the thugs infesting the white house is winning out over morals.
I agree and I hope that these two are not playing to the cameras that they are sincere….chuq
McCain is no stranger to adversity and his past signifies the moral courage to stand strong in the face of this threat. I pray his future acts live up to his past.
You are not alone…I have not been a supporter of his but he is showing some spine and I like that….chuq
At this point I’ll take anyone, anywhere on the spectrum, who actually stands on principle.
Me also…chuq
It comes to something when you have to count on someone like McCain to do the right thing…
Best wishes, Pete.
It will be short lived…after all he is a war monger….chuq