First, a reality check for those in need: yes, Sen. John McCain returned to the Senate today, and yes, he voted in support of a motion to proceed with the Senate Republicans’ health care bill. No, he did not cast a deciding vote to repeal Obamacare, and honestly, who knows if he would? Today’s vote was all about moving forward with debate.
Or was it? There have been hundreds, probably thousands of tweets from American citizens who really believe McCain, despite recently being diagnosed with a brain tumor, voted to take away health care from up to 22 million people, simple as that.
I guess we're going back to the dystopian nightmare days of 2010 where we stacked the corpses in the street like cordwood
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 25, 2017
The hot takes have raised tempers to the boiling point, but freelance writer Sean T. Collins let rip with a pair of tweets that perfectly summed up the mood of the day on social media.
The first came last night along with rumors that McCain would be making his return to the Capitol after recovering from eye surgery.
The world would be a better place if McCain died in Vietnam
— Sean T. Collins (@theseantcollins) July 25, 2017
The internet is forever, @theseantcollins. pic.twitter.com/zI4CVIsS87
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 25, 2017
liberals: we are the people of tolerance and rationality
also liberals: pic.twitter.com/E4eLpL0Hbm
— chelsea marrie (@cemarrie) July 25, 2017
The world would be a better place if you had any semblance of decency or self-control https://t.co/ejqjJzE4Gu
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 25, 2017
Dang … McCain, with his “maverick” ways, always seemed to be one of the few Republicans that Democrats liked more than the GOP did. Of course, any legacy he had is completely shot, now. Because of that motion to proceed.
McCain voted for debate on bill
McCain openly says he won't vote for the bill
Somehow this means McCain is literally killing people https://t.co/OgwXTp509g
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) July 25, 2017
Collins wasn’t feeling any better Tuesday after the vote, which was a lot more specifically targeted that we thought. He deleted the tweet, but here’s a screen capture of his stock answer to any doubters.
You should be ashamed of yourself. What if someone had said this about your dad, mom, brother? You are part of the problem!
— Tony Pizza (@trivialtony) July 25, 2017
Here are plenty more …
Good to see all the sane and rational responses pic.twitter.com/g7ui7SC8SX
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) July 25, 2017
when politics is your religion. https://t.co/MVP05QmqD0
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) July 25, 2017
Gosh, you know before Obama there was no healthcare, foodstamps, welfare checks, housing assistance, tuition grants … nothing! Hail Obama.
— AmendmentOne (@AmendmentOneMgt) July 25, 2017
'member the dark days before the ACA when literally EVERYONE was dead.
Not a single living soul until government health insurance. https://t.co/5reYgyTCLF
— Modern Day Roadbeer (@TheRoadbeer) July 25, 2017
please be nice, sean collins is in a bad place right now
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) July 25, 2017
One foot in the grave already. That's bad
— Apex Nibbler (@Apex_Nibbler) July 25, 2017
Politics can really bring out the worst in people. https://t.co/n0fZigasei
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) July 25, 2017
Yeah, like how it brought out McCain's vote to kill me today https://t.co/uMLGvKGbEU
— Sean T. Collins (@theseantcollins) July 25, 2017
You sure seem to be doing a lot of tweeting for a dead man. https://t.co/QgQezZWjoZ
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 25, 2017
Are we all dead now? Is this what being dead feels like?
— An Actual Monkey (@MetricButtload) July 25, 2017
You're kind of a drama queen, aren't you?
— Victor Kilo (@GenghisKhet) July 25, 2017
Take the sand out of your vagina and CALM DOWN
— Dread Pirate Ornery (@OrneryYG) July 25, 2017
What bill did he vote for that will 'kill you?'
— Jim Branch (@jamesbranch3) July 25, 2017
A procedural vote killed you?
— Rob Farrow (@Rob_Farrow) July 25, 2017
McCain voted to begin debate on legislation, not intern idiot writers. https://t.co/USVYCf1LlA
— Kyle McDonough (@McDonoughBlog) July 25, 2017
Imagine how sad, lonely, and utterly broken a person must be to think something like this, let alone publish it. https://t.co/Oi8R4ggVzz
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 25, 2017
I'm sure there are exceptions, but I'm increasingly noticing journalists who write for "culture" publications tend to be miserable people. https://t.co/VPpgC3GZGZ
— Nathaniel Horadam (@NW_Horadam) July 25, 2017
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Related:
‘I hope he dies right now’: John McCain returns to Senate following cancer diagnosis, begins The Triggering https://t.co/4jFJGk7XT1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 25, 2017
