John McCain spits hot fire in response to Rand Paul's diss track

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**Ouze**

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McCain reacts to Paul's 'moss' comment

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CNN's Ashley Killough
(CNN) – Sen. John McCain agrees that moss is bad - well, for the most part.

The Arizona Republican responded Monday to criticism lobbed by fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who argued the GOP was growing "stale and moss-covered."

Paul made his comments Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, where thousands of conservatives gathered for three days to discuss the future of the GOP following big losses in the 2012 election.

Speaking on the Senate floor about the recent forced budget cuts - known as the sequester - and their impact on the military, McCain cited the intra-party critiques from last week's CPAC.

"References were made to people who were too old and moss-covered and that we need new, fresh individuals and ideas and thoughts. And I agree with all of those, every bit of those recommendations and comments," McCain said.

"But there is a little bit of benefit of being around for a while," the five-term senator added. "My friends, I'll tell you right now, I've seen this movie before."

McCain then resumed his topic of discussion, cautioning the government in a fiery speech against returning to its military levels following the Vietnam War.

Paul and McCain have been mired in a bit of tension recently. The 2008 GOP presidential nominee labeled Paul, and fellow freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, "wacko birds" earlier this month, not long after Paul's almost-13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor. Cruz had joined Paul in demanding that the Obama administration answer questions about its drone policies.

"I treat Sen. McCain with respect, I don't know if I always get the same in return," Paul said March 8 on Mike Huckabee's radio show.

A week later, McCain apologized.

"That was inappropriate and I apologize to them for saying that, and I respect them both. I respect what they stand for and what they believe in," McCain said Friday on Fox News.

– CNN Senior Congressional Producer Ted Barrett contributed to this report.

**Frazzled**

McCain is a dragon? That explains so much!

**KalashnikovMarine**

Definitely some lines being drawn within the GOP going forward

**sebster**

Rand is all excited about his jump into mainstream legitimacy following his filibuster stunt, and he's trying to take down another Republican leader to establish his cred. It's all just jockeying for a 2012 run, basically.

**Sgt_Scruffy**

sebster wrote:
Rand is all excited about his jump into mainstream legitimacy following his filibuster stunt, and he's trying to take down another Republican leader to establish his cred. It's all just jockeying for a 2016 run, basically.

corrected your typo. I agree but with the caveat that there is also a fair amount of finger pointing between establishment, libetarian-like, and tea-party wings of the GOP for losing the last election.

**dogma**

I foresee many more 100+ hour work weeks in my not so distant future.

**sebster**

Sgt_Scruffy wrote:
corrected your typo.

No, 2012. John Galt has just about perfected his time machine (through the power of his sheer ubermensch powers and also something to do with successfully running railway companies) and he's going to give it to Rand Paul, who will go back in time to defeat Obama in 2012.

Or possibly whoops

I agree but with the caveat that there is also a fair amount of finger pointing between establishment, libetarian-like, and tea-party wings of the GOP for losing the last election.

Absolutely, good point. This is all part of the next round to see who cops the blame for the last election. A debate which is even more confused than 2008, because in the four years before the 2012 election the GOP swung hard right and really played to the libertarians and tea party elements, but then ended up nominating an establishment presidential candidate. So everyone and no-one is to blame. Which is only going to make the fight more vicious.

**Ouze**

sebster wrote:
Rand is all excited about his jump into mainstream legitimacy following his filibuster stunt, and he's trying to take down another Republican leader to establish his cred.

This is pretty much how it went down between Fifty Cent/G-Unit and The Game, as well. The next step will either be more beefing, and perhaps Rand Paul popping some caps up Arizona way to keep it real, or perhaps they will squash the beef and sponsor some legislation together, or just get in the studio together and spit fire over at the "D" side. No word yet on who Dr. Dre or John "Jay-B" Boehner has sympathized with yet, though.

**Dreadclaw69**

Ouze wrote:
This is pretty much how it went down between Fifty Cent/G-Unit and The Game, as well. The next step will either be more beefing, and perhaps Rand Paul popping some caps up Arizona way to keep it real, or perhaps they will squash the beef and sponsor some legislation together, or just get in the studio together and spit fire over at the "D" side. No word yet on who Dr. Dre or John "Jay-B" Boehner has sympathized with yet, though.

I'm trying to imagine the limos on hydraulics cruising around DC

**sebster**

Ouze wrote:
This is pretty much how it went down between Fifty Cent/G-Unit and The Game, as well. The next step will either be more beefing, and perhaps Rand Paul popping some caps up Arizona way to keep it real, or perhaps they will squash the beef and sponsor some legislation together, or just get in the studio together and spit fire over at the "D" side. No word yet on who Dr. Dre or John "Jay-B" Boehner has sympathized with yet, though.