After Ted Cruz finished his 21-plus hour marathon speech against Obamacare, the Democrats controlled the remaining 15 minutes. In order to help bash Ted Cruz, the Dems yielded their own time to John McCain, and the Maverick chastised Cruz for several minutes.
Senate Democrats have yielded to @SenJohnMcCain to give the Democratic response to @SenTedCruz.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) September 25, 2013
I saw it happen. It was beyond a joke. McCain needs to make it official and just switch parties.
Defund John McCain.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) September 25, 2013
The Dems would never vote to defund John McCain. He’s one of their greatest assets.
Update:
Here’s Harry Reid trying to work out some time for McCain to speak on behalf of the Democrats. I’d say “unbelievable” but it’s not:
(h/t Weasel Zippers)