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The Truth Comes Out … John McCain’s Fee-fees are Hurt

Surprise!  John McCain didn’t do an about-face and vote “no” on cloture to move Chuck Hagel’s SecDef nomination forward because of any lingering questions regarding Benghazi.  He’s not really looking for more information on Hagel’s financial records like Ted Cruz.  Nope.  He finally told the truth to Fox News and … WAAAHHH!

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Back in 2004 Sen. Hagel said some mean things about then-President Bush (yes, you read that right, McCain’s been holding a grudge since 2004):

Speaking to Fox News host Neil Cavuto, McCain said that he still believed that Hagel would get the votes required to be confirmed. What followed was the clearest indication yet that he’s still bitter that Hagel turned against the Iraq War:

   McCAIN: But to be honest with you, Neil, it goes back to there’s a lot of ill will towards Senator Hagel because when he was a Republican, he attacked President Bush mercilessly and say he was the worst President since Herbert Hoover and said the surge was the worst blunder since the Vietnam War, which was nonsense. He was anti-his own party and people – people don’t forget that. You can disagree but if you’re disagreeable, then people don’t forget that.

http://thinkprogress.org/secur…

But “Country First,” right, Senator?  Couldn’t stand up for John Kerry when he was swiftboated and you can’t admit you were wrong about Iraq.

Grow up, Senator.


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  2. princesspat

    The behavior of some of the new members on the Hagel nomination is way over the line – disgraceful! They show no respect for the institution and are likely to poison its ability to work in a collaborative way. They are also hurting the institution of the office of Secretary of Defense and thus undermining our system of civilian control.

    http://www.theatlantic.com/pol…

  3. princesspat

    Not to sound like a Golden Age nostalgic, but there once was a time when the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee prided themselves on having an understanding of military matters. They disagreed in their conclusions and sometimes their premises. But most of them worked to educate themselves, at least to the point where they could debate the issues, or ask questions of a general without coming off like complete idiots. The sad thing about this new crop of senators-especially on the Republican side-is they don’t even try to learn anything; they don’t care if they look like complete idiots, in part because their core constituents don’t care if they do either.

    Why Republicans Can No Longer Be Trusted on National Security

  5. dear occupant

    and confessing to it in public as a Senator to explain away an unprecedented filibuster of a cabinet appointee.

    how profoundly pathetic and petty McCain has become.

  6. Rustbelt Dem

    and a Latino Democrat will probably replace you in 2016. Enjoy your numerous houses and spend you wife’s money.  

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