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Maggie's avatar

He was my senator in high school. It's honestly really sad to see how much he's deteriorated. I haven't lived in SC in over 15 years, but I've been genuinely taken aback to see him become an object of national ridicule and a laughingstock of senator (deservedly so). I think he always had to be worried about being primaried by someone more conservative and that's why he latched onto Trump, and now the gig is up. He won his latest senate race, but at what a cost. And he's aging horribly, in the kind of way that makes you think he doesn't sleep well at night.

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Jeri in Tx's avatar

He lives up to his childhood nickname - Greaseball was it?

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HistoricalHolli's avatar

Stinkball.

And the mental gymnastics this Southern "confirmed bachelor" has to do in order to get out of bed in the morning and be himself is why he's not aging well.

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Helen's avatar

I have always believed that he is gay, something completely verboten in his home state. Trump knows this and has blackmailed him to keep Lindsey's fawning support.

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Jeri in Tx's avatar

Thank you Holli! I knew it was some kind of odious ball.

Maybe he evolved into a Greaseball with all the pretzeling he must do. Making sense out of nonsense must be exhausting by the looks of his face.

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HistoricalHolli's avatar

The Mark Liebovitch piece where we learn about Stinkball's childhood was illuminating. He just likes being the fat kid hanging out with the coolest guy in the room. Sad!

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