Desperate, Embattled John McCain Grasps For Impeachment Straw (VIDEO)

Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the Republican’s increasingly erratic attention whore, heard firsthand last week his constituents opposition to action against Syria, a nationwide attitude born out in a CNN Poll released Monday.

CNN reports?in a poll?by CNN/ORC International and released Monday that while eight in 10 Americans believe President al-Assad used sarin gas against his own people, seven in 10 believe a strike against Syria would not be in the national interest of the U.S. or achieve significant results.

Senator McCain, ever the hawk, came out in support of action against Syria, Monday, Sept. 2, aligning himself with the President’s calls for strikes to punish the regime for use of chemical weapons and warning Congress of ?catastrophic? consequences if they were to reject a resolution.

But,?by last Thursday?at a town hall meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, the senator was faced with angry voters strongly opposed to intervention. One woman, saying she had a cousin living in Syria, made an emotional plea to the senator:

The good option right now is to take Saudi Arabia and Iran and force them to stop supporting the two sides in Syria. And you could do it. You can do it by diplomacy, not bombs, Sen. McCain. We cannot afford to shed more Syrian blood.

Senator McCain responded:

To say that Bashar Assad is anything but a merciless butcher, then we have a strong disagreement.

However, ever mindful of public opinion, by Sunday,?CNN was reporting?the senator was amending his support for military action against Syria by threatening the president with impeachment if he were to put ?boots on the ground.?

After months of criticizing the president for his handling of the Syria situation, the Arizona senator was quick to jump on the bandwagon to take action, but appears to be listening to his voters and choosing to respond by deflecting attention with political games while still supporting the resolution to bomb Syria.

Edited by MB

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