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McCain: Republicans Will Try To Repeal Health Care -- Even The Popular Parts (VIDEO)
Jillian Rayfield | March 22, 2010, 12:37PM
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said today that Republicans are going to try to repeal the health care reform bill, even the popular parts that they have previously shown support for.
McCain said on Good Morning America today that the bill "is terribly wrong for America," and that despite "all this euphoria that's going on, this inside-the-beltway champagne toasting and all that, outside the beltway the American people are very angry."
He added that "we're going to try to repeal this, and we are going to have a very spirited campaign coming up between now and November, and there will be a very heavy price to pay for it."
Host George Stephanopoulos pointed out that McCain just said that Republicans liked some parts of the bill -- and that they were actually popular with the American public.
McCain responded: "We want to start over, as we've said."
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Ethan
March 22, 2010 12:55 PM
John McCain is an a-hole, but he's NOT from Texas. Please correct that typo.
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Brownbagger
March 22, 2010 1:07 PM in reply to Ethan
It should be Sen. John McCain (R-Waterloo).
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concerned parent
March 22, 2010 2:03 PM in reply to Brownbagger
No, no, no McCain (R-GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!)
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Brownbagger
March 22, 2010 2:23 PM in reply to concerned parent
Ahhh. OK. I stand corrected.
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AhTrini1
March 22, 2010 3:10 PM in reply to Ethan
Oh boy, Dems care what McLame has to say and are peeing in their pants right about now; "dey sooooooooooo scared".
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jsfox
March 22, 2010 1:00 PM
John McCain channels Alf Landon's repeal Social Security "winning" campaign strategy from 1936
And I am sure this repeal strategy will work out for McCain and the Republicans as well as it did for the Alf and the Republicans back in '36.
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Pete Bilderback
March 22, 2010 1:06 PM in reply to jsfox
I was just about to post something along similar lines. Republicans will have about as much success repealing HCR than they did in their attempts to repeal Social Security or Medicare. (Remember Medicare was also supposed to be the end of freedom in America too.)
The real question is how long will it take Republicans running for office to start trying to scare voters into believing Democrats want to take away their universal health care? I give them five years.
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Icon
March 22, 2010 1:02 PM
I'm sure the Dems are counting on it. Arguing to remove the good portions of the bill will not fly politically. It can only hurt the GOP, which is why David Frum noted yesterday that repealing the bill will be next to impossible.
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Rick Jones
March 22, 2010 2:48 PM in reply to Icon
McCain: "We're going to try to repeal this and ... there will be a very heavy price to pay for it." Well said. Hope you're right, John, hope you're right.
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loria
March 22, 2010 1:13 PM
Elections have consequences. Why can't Republicans come to terms with this? I'm beginning to wonder if John McCain knows he lost.
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FreemanW
March 22, 2010 1:17 PM
" . . . AND GET OFF MY LAWN ! ! !"
The Reprobates need dictionaries badly. Complete dictionaries, with the words "asshole, compassion, conservative, elite, enough, greed," and "shame" because they don't seem to know those words at all.
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Given Up
March 22, 2010 1:19 PM in reply to FreemanW
But for that to do them any good they'd have to know how to read it!
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Given Up
March 22, 2010 1:18 PM
Bring it old guy!
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geofu54
March 22, 2010 1:25 PM in reply to Given Up
Or retire.
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CityGuy
March 22, 2010 1:50 PM in reply to geofu54
He retires, and he's still invited back to the Sunday talking heads. So what's the difference?
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concerned parent
March 22, 2010 2:09 PM in reply to CityGuy
So would it be Brokeback McCain???
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 22, 2010 2:13 PM in reply to CityGuy
No shit...is he related to David Gregory, his biggest slow pitch pundit?
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Max Thrax
March 22, 2010 1:28 PM
Which one of these assholes is the Mad Hatter? Still wish it had the state opt out....love seeing hillbillies get what they deserve.
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Gooner
March 22, 2010 1:31 PM
The ads write themselves-
"GOP to America- we want to re-instate exclusions for pre-existing conditions and allow insurance companies to rescind your policy after you've gotten sick"
With political acumen like that, it's only a mtter of time before John McCain runs for, and wins, the presidency.
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oakgrovemac
March 22, 2010 1:44 PM
bring it on little john ... we are patiently waiting to kick your ass and that group of assclowns known as the republican party. a know nothing, do nothing bunch of ignorant assholes lead by the seriously stupid!
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traitorjoe
March 22, 2010 2:01 PM
McCain's campaign slogan: "More War less Healthcare!"
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AnswerFrog
March 22, 2010 2:03 PM
I am glad that this piece of shit will lose in November.
Even being this much of a total idiot jackass is not enough for the total idiot jackass party.
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traitorjoe
March 22, 2010 2:05 PM
McCain's crowning achievement was voting against extended benefits for GIs returning from Iraq then taking credit for it. Sweet guy.
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mk3872
March 22, 2010 2:05 PM
"We want to start over" !?!
That's their line?? LOL!
Good luck selling that one!!
Big friggin babies ...
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concerned parent
March 22, 2010 2:07 PM
I am the grumpy old man, who lives under the bridge.
I am the grumpy old man, who lives under the bridge!
j mccain, aka j. get off my lawn mccain, aka j. forget what i ever said before my last presidential campaign mccain.
I am a grumpy old troll, and I sponsor this message.
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RuperttheBear
March 22, 2010 2:24 PM
YOU DARN KIDS!
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RuperttheBear
March 22, 2010 2:25 PM
YOU DARN KIDS!
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geminib54
March 22, 2010 2:26 PM
The repugs threatening to withhold cooperation makes as much sense as a 90 year-old celibate monk threatening to withhold sex. Damn!.....and I was so counting on taking McQuack to the big dance.
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M.L.H.
March 22, 2010 2:40 PM
A friend who was a career Navy pilot says McCain has a character in common with lots of fighter pilots, to do something bold and then try to figure out where to go from there. Now it just means he shoots his mouth off and hopes people have a short memory. Back in the day, it meant him walking away from several million dollars of burning and ruined government property more than once.
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kmac
March 22, 2010 2:41 PM
Elections have consequences. Why can't Republicans come to terms with this? I'm beginning to wonder if John McCain knows he lost.
I think he knows he just can't accept it .... particularly difficult because a black took it away from him .... not said out loud by insinuated over and over again.
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BBpdx
March 22, 2010 2:43 PM
How quickly did McCain plummet into irrelevancy? When i see him, I think "this guy is still talking about stuff?"
This loud claim that they will repeal the bill is strange. They obviously won't be successful in that, so why set themselves up for failure? Tilting at windmills, without a real policy proposal in sight....
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GTFOOH
March 22, 2010 4:49 PM
Why limit it to this bill, John? Why not just start the whole election over again?
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Tosh
May 28, 2010 1:59 PM
The ads write themselves-
"GOP to America- we want to re-instate exclusions for pre-existing conditions and allow insurance companies to rescind your policy after you've gotten sick"
With political acumen like that, it's only a mtter of time before John McCain runs for, and wins, the presidency.
m65 oral jelly
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