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Nasty old man John McCain, from his semi-permanent perch on your teevee Sunday morning, when asked about health care, taunted the House Blue Dogs with this statement: “Blue Dogs bark but never bite…”
Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McCain said that the man he battled for the presidency in 2008 had “the vote” now to get health care legislation through Congress.
“I think that Blue Dogs bark but never bite, so I don’t think they have a problem over in the House side,” said the Arizona Republican. “I think in the Senate, Democrats are very aware that they don’t want a repeat of the Clinton failure in 1994. So I think it is likely they will get something through but it is not clear to me what it is.”
Blue Dogs are a large proportion of House Democrats elected from districts that went for the nasty old man over Barack Obama last November. Despite his prediction that Obama will get a health care bill to sign, I expect this is a warning to the Blue Dogs that John McCain might bring his creaky “Crooked Talk Express” bus, full of telecom lobbyists, to their town in 2010 to campaign for a GOP opponent.
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Hope he brings Miss Sturgis Cow Pattie 2008 if he plans to campaign cross-country! You know Cyndie must be excited to spend more time on the bus.
Meghan too!
Why they listen to this putrid old fool befuddles me.
He thinks He’s using reverse Phychology, by saying they will get something through, He will actually help them not to.
This guy has Senate healthcare, Veteran’s heathcare, Medicare, Social security, Veterans Medical disability, and a Senate Salary and won’t vote for any kind of Healthcare for the people.
He’s older tha dirt and less intelligent.
Could have been Our President and made Sara Palin Vice President. If he had died in office Sara would have been our President. These sound like crimes against the people to me.
Oh, and in addition, his wife is worth over $100,000,000 IIRC from the news in the 2008 campaign.
So clearly, he’s an expert about health care policy and debates.
Gag me.
LIKE CINDY SAYS THIS BUDS FOR YOU.
It would be so wonderful if there was an Arizona Democrat who could really take it to McCain in 2010. Just having him tied down in a tough re-election fight might save some Democrats he will likely campaign against.
You can blame Obama for that. The DHS chief was ahead of Cranky McSame in the polls last year. And this was when Cranky was running for Prez!!
It would also have been nice for Governor Napolitano to have built a state party equipped to handle her absence from the Arizona scene.
Poor Blue Dogs. No respect from McMaverick or the DFHs in their own party,
and no quarter given by the stratergerists of the American Taliban:
In that quote above, did McCain actually say anything?
I think the most significant part would be, “it is not clear to me”
;^)
John McCain – PNAC’ers (especially Dick Cheney) – Palin – Boehner – Rush – Beck – et al
We’re really not that interested in anything you have to say, or nay-say.
White noise.