If Arizona Senator John McCain were a Hollywood actor, he’d always be type cast as a disruptive maverick, never the leading man or a character actor.
Early this morning, as the U.S. Senate tried one more time to pass legislation to change Obamacare, he played true to form by joining two other Republican senators in casting the deciding vote to kill the GOP plan for a “skinny repeal” of Obamacare.
The 51-49 vote to defeat the amendment after 1:30 a.m. dashed Republican hopes of a tie vote that would enable Vice President Mike Pence to cast a tiebreaker and pass the legislation. An audible gasp went through the chamber when McCain voted.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine had already signaled their intentions to break ranks and vote with the Democrats. It was McCain’s vote that provided the killing blow.
Find out on the next page what McCain’s vote means for future attempts to change or repeal Obamacare and how President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are reacting to the defeat of the bill.
Maverick for who?
this piece a$#%&!@*scum bag should be removed an punished for his c**p hes worse then the lowest scum in america an must be gotten out of government now
Hey$#%&!@*wipe Maverdick McCain! You want to return to the Senate’s history of being the “Deliberative” body ! Well dip$#%&!@* you have had 7 years to “Deliberate” and you did jack$#%&!@* And in 2015 when you voted to Repeal when Obama was President and would veto the bill, you never had such concern over deliberation ! You are a sorry, mean, pathetic sack of$#%&!@*! You did what you did for one reason, to$#%&!@*Trump because he became President while your$#%&!@*was defeated because you would not attack Obama! And as you stab Trump in the back, you do not give a$#%&!@*that you are stabbing the people who swept you lying bastards into office, also in the back. You doom us to Obamacare while you head off to your gold plated healthcare with the Mayo clinic to treat your cancer ! Well i hope you rot in hell you pathetic, lying, Songbird Bastard !
Maverick???? I think not, TRAITOR is more accurate!!!
McCain is on His way out and definitely won’t be on the ballot for the next election. Songbird stuck it to Republicans and most of all Americans! He is bound to know His type of brain cancer is very difficult to treat. Considering McCain’s age He may not ever return to Washington. I hope the Voters in Arizona consider a recall and replace McCain.
McCain…you and Obamacare are dying together…get to the VA for the ultimate in care
I would like the Attorney General of the United States to unseal Mr.McCains complete service record. especially the record of his time as a POW.
Maverick? Nope scared POS with no balls. Just switch to democrat and get it over with. Since you like obummercare so much, maybe you should purchase your insurance through them or go to the VA you chicken$#%&!@*piece of work. Your an embarrassment
I wonder what his opinion of Obamacare would had been if that was his medical plan.
This may be a good ideal, get all these people to work together and come up with some thing better and more affordable. Trump is pushing too hard, go back too the drawing board.