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July 28, 2017ELIZABETH WARREN: You remember what was at stake. This was about rolling health care back for millions and millions and millions of people. And we were a 48-52 Senate at that moment. The bill had already passed the House. And we all knew if it got even to 50-50, people were going to lose health care around this country, because the vice president would break the tie and roll back this health care.
I was standing at the desk I just couldnt sit down. I was too anxious and watching the votes.
We had all the Democrats thats 48. Susan Collins voted no. That gave us 49. Lisa Murkowski voted no. That gave us 50. Those were all the known commitments.
Youre looking around: Is there anybody else who might vote to save health care for all of these families? Wheres John McCain? Hes not there.
And (then) he rounds the corner, and I remember standing there watching, and he comes around that corner. No fuss, no muss, waiting for his name again.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/27/iconic-thumbs-down-vote-that-summed-up-john-mccains-career/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.faf64feab633
Who knew? Well, every Republican was stunned but it seems like someone might have tipped off Bernie.
Kitchari
(2,169 posts)What a great video.
lastlib
(23,377 posts)I could watch that a MILLION times!!
George II
(67,782 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)I admire Elizabeth Warrens passion
George II
(67,782 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)Its there in the commentary.
George II
(67,782 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)It is the commentators conclusion and I agree with them.
George II
(67,782 posts)...I was more interested in Warren's and Schumer's reactions before and after the vote.
That video isn't even part of the article, by the way - I DID watch the video in the Washington Post article.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)He came animated just before McCain cast his vote. The Republicans were absolutely shocked. Bernie seemed to be expecting something out of the ordinary.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)analysis of a great football play, where each player knows where to go, to get open and then the Quarterback throws it to that famous receiver, and he does a little dance in the endzone... winning play!!! Touch Down!
irisblue
(33,056 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)Nudges his colleague - points - as if he has been forewarned - before McCain votes.
irisblue
(33,056 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)but I thought it was interesting in a grassy knoll kind of way. Every one thought McCain with vote to kill the ACA - but Bernie became animated just before McCain voted.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Nudges his colleague - points - as if he has been forewarned - before McCain votes.
"Forewarned"? ... Really? I didn't interpret it that way at all.
If anything, the non-verbal cues appear to be saying "Heads up! Here he goes! This is it. Pay attention. You're watching history."
I didn't see anything that would indicate any type of foreknowledge or that he had been "forewarned". The reporter/narrator (Jeanie Most?) of the video piece has it right.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)I dont want to make too much of this but why nudge and point if McCain was going to vote as expected.
I wish Id never mentioned Bernie. McConnell was humiliated. I dislike that viper even more than Trump. Killing the ACA was a fing big deal and he failed.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)The reporter has it right that Bernie nudges Senator Shaheen "as if to say: watch this" ... and no reasonable person can infer much else beyond that. I'm sure Bernie knew it was going to be an historic vote EITHER WAY, and encouraging his colleague to watch history in the making does not suggest that he had any "forewarning" of how McCain was going to vote.
Unless there's more that you're not sharing with us, there's simply not enough information (and not enough clues) in that 2-second moment to infer much else in Bernie's "watch this" gesture.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)But has done nothing to restrain him. His Oath of Office was as worthless as his party.