john mccain
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Arizona Sen. John McCain Really Hates Trump; Doesn’t Even Want the President to Attend His Funeral
Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who once voted against making Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday, is not long for this world. According to several reports, the 81-year-old, who has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for almost a year, has been getting his funeral guest list in order. NBC…
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Sen. John McCain Came Through and Laid That ‘No’ Down Like … : A Story Told in GIFs
Early Friday morning, the seven-year effort by Republicans to repeal Obamacare came to a thundering end—at least for now—when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) came through and dropped that no vote down like: McCain’s unexpected no vote came against the GOP’s “skinny repeal” plan—basically a hodgepodge version of earlier Republican proposals to replace Obamacare—and, as I…
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So Maybe John McCain Found Some Courage In Between A Couch Cushion
Earlier this week, I wrote that by receiving government-funded health care to deal with his terminal brain cancer, and returning to D.C. to vote for a measure that would snatch benefits away from millions of people, John McCain — whose entire career is built on a maverick/hero narrative — exhibited a level of cowardice unique…
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Because of Obamacare, I Write for The Root
As Senate Republicans huddle in a Capitol-building closet and deliberate on how to strip people of their health care coverage through a dangerous mix of alchemy, conservative math, obfuscation and outright lies, let us remember the important part of the story of the GOP’s efforts to snatch Obamacare from millions of people: John McCain—America’s hero—once…
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Coward With Terminal Brain Cancer Jumps Out Of Government-Funded Death Bed To Kill Other Sick People
The line of Republican cowards attempting to curry favor with Donald Trump stretches out the door, around the building, down the block, through the next door overflow room, and extends up to space, where it circles around the moon like Dr Manhattan. There’s sniveling turdface Ted Cruz, who, among other things, listened to Trump call his wife…
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Stop Calling John McCain a Hero for Flying to DC to Kill Other People’s Health Care
Today, John McCain is doing something “heroic” or “tough” or “badass,” according to a certain echo chamber of political pundits with short memories. After recently being diagnosed with brain cancer, one of a series of ailments that have plagued McCain over the years, he’s decided that today’s health care vote is so important that he…
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Sen. John McCain Has Brain Cancer: Report
Former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to several reports released late Wednesday evening. According to CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who spoke directly to McCain’s doctors, the 80-year-old senator was diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. McCain underwent a successful surgery…