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McCains Surgery May Be More Serious Than Thought, Experts Say
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Kill Your Masters
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What are a few (million) innocent deaths when you can keep on riding your high moral horse of self righteousness though?
I don't hope for anything from the GOP. They're not the party of "hope" unless you're a rich white straight person hoping for more tax breaks and money.
You seem to be the only winner. Everyone else interpreted the statement incorrectly.
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The Autumn Wind
Yes, won't someone think about the shitty assholes backing Trump and trying to take healthcare away from over 20 million people and trying to set this country back decades with their archaic views.
How about you do something other than bitch about how unfairly Republicans are treated here? Interesting how you're never in any of the threads about the latest horrible thing they've done. You don't get to have it both ways, so FOH with your persecution complex.
TheCochese
Banned
Oh, oh! Now I see what you meant.
Autodidact
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"Give him a chance!" you cry. "For there exists good in even the blackest heart, and I have witnessed it with mine own eyes. Once, as a child lay dying on the street [because of the health care bill for which McCain voted], he happened upon its wretched, writhing form and stopped. Reaching into his pocket, he produced a silver coin and flicked it onto the waif's heaving, laboring chest.
"As he strode away, he uttered words tinged with such grace and kindness that I knew him to be not of this mortal plane: 'Start yourself a health-savings account, kid. Bah humbug.'
"The child, gratified by the generosity of his betters, alighted to
"God bless us, everyone - and God especially bless the misunderstood moderates who mask their loving humanity with a convincing display of cruelty and selfishness."
Maybe you should write more precisely rather than assume we can all read your tea leaves.
Vicetrailia
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Slow recovery please. He'll never have a change of heart, but at least they won't vote on healthcare for now.
BronsonLee
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Earthbound64
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Plus other possibilities such as high blood pressure, headaches, pain behind the eye, etc.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Can be a little of both. Like it would still be sheer chance that they caught it, but it's chance bolstered by the fact McCain probably affords better than most.
It's kind of an unfortunate boon that his health troubles delay a health disaster for millions, but does make one have wider concerns for his health going forward. The man is 80 years old, and while some at that age will be perfectly fine - many members of the Senate are older still - it's not unsurprising if issues start cropping up.
The GOP is potentially killing hundreds of thousands and condemning millions more to a lower standard of life with this healthcare bill. The senators who vote yes on it are literally evil. Why does it surprise you that evil people aren't treated with respect?
Ninja Kn1ght
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The article actually points out that something like this usually goes undetected until symptoms manifest such as headaches, weakness or difficulty speaking. Maybe his question at the Comey hearing raised some concerns, he definitely seemed pretty incoherent.
I hope he makes a full recovery.
TheCochese
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Depends on what the complaints are. You could have this detected with an ED visit if you said the magic symptom words. Or had a concerning family/personal history or a combination of all the above.
Since his was detected during a physical, I would say that he mentioned some symptoms that lead to the discovery, and a combination of him being in a position to afford it.
Spartancarver
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How to tell you care about being in a pretentious ivory tower more than any actual real-life issues
Hero_of_the_Day
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I'm sure there is a word or phrase for this, but it shows how people don't actually "believe" in things they "know" sometimes. Like, people know smoking is bad, but don't actually believe those bad things will happen, even if they smoke. So, people know countless people will die under republicans healthcare plans. But, they don't really believe it. So, they don't view these people as the absolutely evil pieces of shit they are.
If any of that shit made sense.
You would hope
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The Autumn Wind
In that case, I apologize, but he more than anyone should know why Republicans get such a poor reception on this forum.
AbsolutBro
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The man is retired military. He would have free health care even were he not a senator.
This is hot 🔥.... Brutal
TheCochese
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Excellent point about Tricare, but it isn't exactly free. McCain, at 80, would have to pay Medicare Part B IIRC.
RoninChaos
Member
Hopefully this will be eye opening to him about why healthcare is important and why he shouldn't be voting to take it away from people.
Also wouldn't he need to go through the VA? My dad is a vet but rarely uses his vet benefits because dealing with the VA is such a pain in the ass and slow.
SoundofSilence
Member
Did they manage to locate his backbone during this procedure?
No.
Tal Shiar Agent
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I wouldn't be surprised if he scheduled this surgery at this time on purpose to scuttle the vote.
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The Autumn Wind
True courage through cowardice.
AbsolutBro
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Possibly? Not sure how far back that's grandfathered. My mother is a vet from the "Women's Army Corp" days and can get TriCare without Medicare. She has other health care though. My dad (also a vet) was told he had to sign up, which annoyed him mostly because he rarely uses it.
IIRC, vets can use TriCare and whatnot without the VA these days. I want to say Obama eased that requirement after the while "Phoenix VA letting people die on waitlists" debacle awhile back. Even if you go through the VA, they can refer you othe places. My dad uses the VA for everything (because he's stubborn like that), but he had spinal and open heart surgeries at non-VA facilities because they could treat him faster than a VA facility could.
Netherscourge
Banned
Good thing McCain has publicly-funded Healthcare to pay for his surgery.
boiled goose
good with gravy
For a man who so clearly loves his country, he sure as hell doesn't mind fucking over its people.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
It is definitely not minor.
legacyzero
Banned
get well soon, etc
And some of the responses in this thread...
And some of the responses in this thread...
BronsonLee
Member
That..doesn't seem likely?
Yep. A big fuck you to America.
The concern police in this thread have been conned. The GOP don't give a fuck about your health. They don't give a fuck about your family.
But lecture away.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Was it scheduled or emergency surgery?
Vital Tundra
Member
I just can't conceivably be sympathetic to a man that would fuck over millions of Americans for no other reason than the good will of his party, and money. Fuck that.
excelsiorlef
Member
get well soon, etc
And some of the responses in this thread...
See get well soon is an interesting concept here, his absence is literally preventing a vote on a horrible health care bill.
By all means we shouldn't wish pain, suffering or death but the idea that some folks maybe don't want him to get back to work anytime soon is hardly "bad"
It would be the most spineless way for him to tank it without voting no, so it's not inconceivable.
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