McCain: Infighting in GOP is Helping Democrats Win Battle Over Obamacare
Says GOP has become "dysfunctional"
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday said the GOP has become a "dysfunctional" party that has spent more time infighting over ObamaCare than targeting Democrats who passed the law.
McCain blamed Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah.), the leaders of the movement to tie defunding of ObamaCare to the threat of a government shutdown, for driving wedges between Republicans. Both have appeared in ads attacking fellow GOP lawmakers.
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AAhhh, he misses the good 'ol days when spending bills slid through nice and quick, without any real, substantive debate.
Men with principles and a spine scare the shit out of statists.
Shut up, McCain - you miserable bum! If you had campaigned a little more ruthlessly instead of trying to make nice, maybe we wouldn't have gotten the disaster currently occupying the White House. Although you would have been only marginally better.