On the plus side, Meghan McCain reported last week that her father had completed his first round of radiation and chemotherapy, and she and her father took in the eclipse together on Monday.
My father completed first round radiation/chemo. His resilience & strength is incredible. Fight goes on, here's to small wins. #fuckcancer
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) August 18, 2017
That’s fantastic news. But are we happy with Sen. John McCain this week or cranky? We’re still pretty cranky about that vote that helped kill the Obamacare repeal, which was precisely what had compelled so many Republicans to hold their noses, head to the polls, and put the GOP back in charge (theoretically speaking).
But as many times as we’ve written posts about the injustice of “old white men” writing most of the country’s legislation, McCain’s weekend photo sort of gave us a new perspective on the whole issue.
The three amigos together again! pic.twitter.com/IciasfFaPJ
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 19, 2017
Um … original Amigo Steve Martin thought it was cute, so that’s something.
https://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/899085120845471744
But we want to see Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman in shorts about as much as we want to see Alex Jones running around shirtless. This is why there’s a dress code in the Capitol, for goodness sake … not to oppress women but to spare them from this.
https://twitter.com/AaronLeeTaylor/status/898970589322457088
https://twitter.com/lybr3/status/899014267093090304
They all get on my nerves, but this pic is cute b/c they look genuinely happy. It's nice when your buddies visit you when you're sick. https://t.co/2rPJiGM5PW
— HereWeGoAgain (@NotSoSilentMajo) August 19, 2017
McCain's shirt: "Backyard Birds" https://t.co/d7a7fR0Eb8
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) August 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/BKeachDay/status/898969935287865344
https://twitter.com/Fake6t/status/898988491325018113
These guys are throwbacks from an era where Congress got anything done. They are still here because they adapted to how society changes https://t.co/PIB6IRZXU3
— Peter Klausner (@pklaus_17) August 19, 2017
Congress, as representatives of the people, could have gotten the Obamacare repeal that was promised done. See, we are still cranky.
https://twitter.com/IWillRedPillYou/status/899076736561840129
That’s another way of looking at it.
On left, man with Plan Z to repeal/replace ACA; center, 51st vote against Plan Y; right, 60th vote to pass ACA ?https://t.co/onZq3uHF2s
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 19, 2017
john mccain looks like he's about to invite u to his all vinyl disco night in the Mile Ex where he'll dj w 4 other white dudes "all night!" https://t.co/35WnDZ4eYr
— jg (@jacquesgreene) August 19, 2017
Aren't y'all supposed to be in bathtubs on a hilltop overlooking a peaceful lake while a soothing narrator talks about "for daily use"? https://t.co/J7TlHKQ9IF
— KeepCalmAndDrawl (@FormerlyFormer) August 19, 2017
We’re done here. Just for fun, though … who’s pictured in the photo of your three-person legislative dream team, currently in office or not?
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Related:
This won’t backfire: Planned Parenthood delivers capes to John McCain and other anti-repeal superheroes https://t.co/geVe2Wj5Jp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 29, 2017
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