John McCain Caught Playing Poker During Syria Hearing

John McCain Caught Playing Poker During Syria Hearing

John McCain. United States Senator. 2008 Republican Presidential Nominee. American Hero. iPhone Poker Player during a fairly important Senate hearing about the use of force in Syria. Yep, The Washington Post captured Senator John McCain fooling around on his iPhone during a three-hour hearing about Syria.

McCain caught word that he’d been, well, caught and tweeted:

Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing – worst of all I lost!
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) September 3, 2013

You can see the original photo of John McCain playing poker taken by photographer Melina Mara over at The Washington Post. John McCain, he’s just like us! [Washington Post, @dabeard]


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