Yep, looks like the next couple of weeks are going to be very partisan. John McCain, despite his primary being over, has come out against DADT Repeal (again) and the Dream Act.
Why? Because they say that dems are using the Defense bill for "partisan purposes".
McCain and Graham lash out at Levin on NDAA bill
Now, there were a lot of centrists and beltway pundits who believed that Senator McCain would magically start fighting for DADT Repeal and Immigration Reform once his primary was over. McCain has always been a petulant person and this should be highlighted. Expect the next week or so to be full of vitriol.
McCain adamantly opposes the bill because it contains language that could lead to the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which bans homosexuals from serving openly in the military.
"It authorizes the repeal of DADT before the study is completed," McCain told a gaggle of reporters in the Capitol Monday, referring to the Defense Department's ongoing analysis of the impacts of a policy change.
One sharp reporter pointed out to McCain that the actual language in the defense bill would only allow repeal after the study was finished, but McCain stuck to his story.
"It repeals the law, that's wrong. The service chiefs object to it and I object to it," he said emphatically.
McCain gets called out on his facts and he still reiterates them. Folks who expected McCain to be completely "warm and fuzzy" after his primary were just kidding themselves.
As for the Dream Act that Sen. Reid is trying to get a vote on, it still requires that the Republicans agree to the amendments. Which means there may or may not be an agreement on that amendment. But the defense bill has always been subject to partisan wrangling, McCain is just trying to go over board with his anger to spotlight his idiocy.
Actually, the defense bill has often been the subject of partisan wrangling. What is unprecedented, however, is that the bill could come to the Senate floor without the support of the committee's top Republican, John McCain (R-AZ).
It's going to be a long two weeks folks.