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McCain To Fox News: "No, The Shutdown Is The GOP's Fault"

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Friday, October 11, 2013 12:53 PM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Sen. John McCain, during an appearance on Fox News Channel Friday, repeatedly reminding the conservative network that the government shutdown was brought about by the quixotic effort to halt the Affordable Care Act.

When anchor Martha MacCallum asked him about the White House's handling of the suspension of death benefits to military families, McCain said that while the administration deserves blame it was a GOP-induced shutdown that caused the problem in the first place.

"Let's have a little straight talk, Martha," McCain said. "[The administration] wouldn't have had the opportunity to handle it that way if we had not shut down the government on a fool's errand that we were not going to accomplish."

McCain's appearance on Fox came shortly after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the leader of the movement to defund the health care law, spoke at the Values Voter Summit. MacCallum asked McCain how he felt about Cruz "representing" Republicans at a meeting scheduled for Friday at the White House.

"First of all, Martha, please, he's not representing us there," McCain said.

The interview closed with McCain rattling off a number of proposals that are "achievable" for Republicans.

"Defunding Obamacare is not one of them," he said emphatically.

"Well, we'll see," MacCallum said, prompting sarcastic laughter from the senator.

"I guarantee it," McCain said. "Not only will you see, I guarantee it."

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Friday, October 11, 2013 1:28 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

McCain is wrong, and is what's wrong with the GOP

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Friday, October 11, 2013 1:52 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
McCain is wrong, and is what's wrong with the GOP

Even though a few years ago, you were all about him.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Friday, October 11, 2013 2:07 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Shhhh...I wasn't going to mention that. ;o) One has to take Rap from day to day, 'cuz that's how he takes himself. Bear in mind he was all for Romney once, too, but now has nothing but trash to say about him. When you don't have your own opinions, but just parrot the talking point of the day, you can't be held accountable. Works for him.

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Friday, October 11, 2013 2:12 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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