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Badboyforlife411 t1_it2hnyr wrote

Im a dem and cant stand Mccain slander.

He was the a war HERO, the last of a dying breed of honorable republicans, and saved the ACA.

Let him RIP please.

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Screaming_brain t1_it2sgjf wrote

I didn't agree with his politics, bit he earned a little of my respect when he shut down an old woman who called Obama a Muslim. But when he went to the vote to repeal the ACA, voted "no" and gave a thumbs down to McConnell was the cherry on top.

For those who don't remember. It's wonderful watching that dickbags smug smirk disappear.

https://youtu.be/DWeayFHsH90

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SlooperDoop t1_it467su wrote

ACA was/is a huge failure. Healthcare costs have more than doubled in CT.

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Hazeleyed_old_parent t1_it4b0h7 wrote

Republicans had plenty of opportunities to “fix” it under Dump and did NOTHING. When it comes down to it, GOP doesn’t care about the folks, unless they are rich and white.

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SlooperDoop t1_it4iks7 wrote

Just like the Democrats could restore Roe v. Wade and fix immigration policy if they wanted. Clearly Democrats don't care about people either, unless they are rich campaign donors.

Neither side is worthwhile. But that doesn't change the fact that ACA raised the cost of healthcare.

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Hazeleyed_old_parent t1_it4kva3 wrote

And gave poor people access to healthcare, too. I disagree with your characterization of Democrats. On the whole, they are much more representative of the different people in our country and they represent their constituents much better. Republicans tell their constituents exactly what they want to hear, hoping they won't actually think too hard about it.

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SlooperDoop t1_it5lqrf wrote

Then why have they not simply put abortion under HIPPA privacy rules and thereby make abortion legal nation wide? Why haven't they passed a law giving DACA kids a path to citizenship? Why don't they even talk about the #1 cause of death for ages 18-40? Why haven't they done something about homelessness and crime in so many big cities?

Democrats are not fixing things for anyone except their own campaign funds.

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Hazeleyed_old_parent t1_it5mgor wrote

Perhaps you should write your representatives and ask instead of bitching about it on Reddit.

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SlooperDoop t1_it5rgy2 wrote

Oh, I know the answer. I'm curious if you do.

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SMPhil t1_it7ll91 wrote

If you know the answer, then why be condescending and pretentious? You could share your information to get people to agree with you or just be a jerk and belittle people.

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With_The_Tide t1_it4l4mj wrote

Yeah, I’m a dem and the maverick is one of the few GOP members I can/could stand.

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mattyzucks t1_it2l9c9 wrote

McCain sucked

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Badboyforlife411 t1_it2lng4 wrote

When you spend 5+ years being beaten in the Hanoi Hilton and refuse to leave unless all soldiers before you can leave you are above comments like McCain sucked. You can disagree with his policies but not his integrity.

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Refn0318 t1_it2n4h9 wrote

I can absolutely disagree with the integrity of a man who abandoned his crippled wife to marry a woman 18 years his junior

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Dispatches547 t1_it2mslz wrote

He was bombing civilians. No thanks

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mattyzucks t1_it2niid wrote

Imagine arguing that a warmonger who dropped bombs on civilians in Vietnam has integrity

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Dispatches547 t1_it2oq0p wrote

I saw the statue in Hanoi where they shot him down. Sky pirate

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CaptServo t1_it2qhqb wrote

John McCain was almost, but not quite, as good as the worst Democrat.

Lowell Weicker was the real maverick.

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dumbthrow33 t1_it3nhxp wrote

“Temporary income tax” man lmao

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CaptServo t1_it4payn wrote

I was referring to his time as a Republican in the US Senate, not as Independent CT governor.

But go ahead, show me in the public record where he said it would be temporary.

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