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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Collins is up for re-election next year; time to take her down. She voted to move Bove out of Committee, knowing full well Trump would have the votes to get Bove’s nomination through.

This is the Republican’s idea of leadership. Put a hack through committee and then vote against the person on a floor vote for confirmation. And now she’ll claim she’s “shocked,” just shocked a nefarious, sadistic and corrupt person will have a lifetime appointment to the Circuit Court and will most likely be Trump’s first SCOTUS pick when either Alito or Thomas retires.

Let’s make sure to hold her to account: At best, she lacks good judgment, and at worst; you can fill in the blank.

Additionally, how’d her three SCOTUS picks turn out? Oh wait, they didn’t honor precedent when it came time to uphold Dobb’s! Exactly!

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Nick's avatar

Yes, we need to find a way to take the ME seat from this “moderate” republican. Over and over the “moderate” republicans vote exactly like their maniac MAGA brethren.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Very true!…:)

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Dave's avatar

Remember, according to MAGA there are no moderate Republicans, only RINOs and Uniparty people

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rlritt's avatar

With friends like these, who needs ene.ies.

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Kentuckistan's avatar

Apparently Tom Tillis who supposedly retired so he could straight talk stuff isn't feeling that liberated

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Katherine B Barz's avatar

Why should he now? He never did!

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Richard Kane's avatar

Exactly!

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JF's avatar

The physical danger he faces from his constituents is still real.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

That’s the price you pay for leadership, or lack thereof! It’s democrats who are being killed, not republicans. They’re being threatened, but not attacked!

Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy; she was the target but not home.

Four Minnesota members of its legislature.

Governor Shapiro’s governor mansion set ablaze.

And the band plays on!

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JF's avatar

It is interesting, that. But the violence against Democrats is effective against Republicans too, in the way of gangster strategy. GOP politicians know what their base is capable of.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Very true, and it’s been very effective!…:)

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MAP's avatar

True, but instead of showing courage and leadership, he cowers like the pathetic spineless toady he is.

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JF's avatar

Agree. It’s especially galling when combat veterans cave out of fear. My point is that I’m growing weary of the constant assumption that all these spineless MAGAs fear for their JOBS. No; they fear for their lives, and the lives of their loved ones. There are enormous implications for recognizing that truth. This is way beyond politics.

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Ed Charles's avatar

And I guess Thom Tillis is flexible when it comes to using January 6th revisionism as a criterion for rejecting a nominee. He had nothing to lose now but couldn’t do the right thing. Now this creep will torture folks for years.

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Linda Oliver's avatar

Trump loses a lot of cases on appeal. Bove is just the start of packing the appeals court with his guys. (Are dead eyes standard issue in MAGA world?)

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

100% agree!…:)

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Katherine B Barz's avatar

Looks like she is incapable of learning any lesson!

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Or she’s just another shrewd, morally bankrupt politician…:)

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Katherine B Barz's avatar

If she gets re-elected, both.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Let’s definitely hope not. If we can’t unseat her, then we have no chance in the future. Maine is a democratic leaning state, so……

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Michele Pfannenstiel DVM's avatar

Jared Golden is eyeing her seat... he's a Dem and... you should see his voting record

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Good or bad?

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Michele Pfannenstiel DVM's avatar

I am appalled I went and campaigned for him. He's a yes on the SAVE act, he was the only Dem to vote WITH the Republicans on the shut down/CR. He at least voted against the Murder Bill. And his latest votes are less terrible than the ones earlier in the Trump administration.

But he's also a D who blames trans kids in sports for everything... Which he has some good company (Seth Moulton).

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

We need to find an alternative. I looked him up and you’re right, he’ll take Manchin’s place in the Senate as a Trojan house along with Fetterman. This is the last thing we need.

Republicans fall in line, democrats eat their own, and think they continue to believe that there are still sane, bipartisan and centrist republicans in Congress.

And even if there were some sane republicans left, they’re too afraid of their own base to actually accomplish any bipartisan solutions to our plethora of problems….:)

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Jim's avatar

Collins is always there when you don't need her.

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