they controlled both the senate and the house. mccain's colleagues needed his vote for the complete repeal of obamacare. and then he stepped in in dramatic flair and he denied them that opportunity. there was another moment i want to talk about. we can talk about it in a moment just to play for our viewers. this was during the campaign. 2008. when he was running against the then democratic candidate barack obama. during a town hall a woman accused mr. obama of being arab. look at how john mccain handled it. >> i can't trust obama. i have read about him, and he's not -- he's a -- he's an arab. he is not -- >> no, ma'am. >> no? >> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that's what this campaign is all about. he's not.