Posted on 01/09/2020 10:46:04 AM PST by EyesOfTX
If I remember correctly, several years ago Rand Paul was held up and harassed by the newly created TSA at an airport in either Nashville or Kentucky. He also had his ribs badly busted up at his home a few years back by some leftist radical wacko as a protest to something that got the left “OUTRAGED” over something Trump did to “OUTRAGE” them.
Same with Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and a bunch or GOP congressmen getting ambushed at a softball field by a Bernie Sanders’ supporter. In the past three years, we have seen numerous elected Democrats arguing for and promoting outright violence against members of the Trump Administration, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and other GOP/Trump supporters. Can you imagine the hue and cry and “OUTRAGE” that would happen if top Democrat bananas like a Rep. Steny Hoyer got shot or if a Sen. Corey Booker got assaulted by a right wing-nut?
I just don’t understand how any Republican – whether conservative or moderate – feels compelled to blast this president to the liberal MSM; they seem to relish the opportunity to channel their inner McCain and spew their guts, which displays their RINO tendencies. These supposedly smart and savvy politicians make these appearances on enemy-held TV and constantly get played – or maybe they want to be played – with the net effect of giving the Trump Administration a black eye, a PR hit to no positive purpose.
What did Lee or Paul gain by bitching on TV about yesterday’s intel briefing? When did Barack the Obama ever give you a brief, or listen to ANY GOP input?
Don’t these idiots realize that the MSM would do everything they could to outright defeat and destroy the Pauls and the Lees of the world if given the chance? The media’s goal is to totally destroy the Republican Party and the conservative movement. They promote the radical, violent ANTIFA and BLM groups, and denigrate and impugn the peaceful conservative TEA Party. Yet these idiots – Lee and Paul – keep lining up to give the MSM ammo to hurt Trump, and by extension, themselves; quit giving them fodder.
I don’t remember any Republican (if they ever did, it was always couched in the most tepid terms possible), and certainly no Democrat ever blasting Obama for his “War Criminal Acts” of droning actual American citizens without due process (Are there any Democrats who believe in the rule of law, or due process?), or any other liberal policy when he was president. Where was the pushback on Fast and Furious, the IRS abuse scandal, pallets of cash to Iran, Dreamer EOs etc.?
Why can’t these politicians just shut up and be thought fools rather than open their mouths and remove all doubts? Taking opportunities to gratuitously rip or denigrate Trump on TV does not serve them well especially when they represent Red States/Districts and serves no good purpose. Leave that to the Democrats, and quit giving Schumer, Pelosi, and the MSM metaphorical orgasms!.
Wise up, grow up, and support our pro-American president! Be part of the solution and quit giving aid and comfort to the DEM/MEDIA ENEMY! If you RINOS can’t see the writing on the wall, or reality, then retire and let someone with brains and guts take your place.
Better yet, the primaries will soon be upon us which signals the opening of RINO Season. To all Red States and reasonable Purple States, please primary these old war horse losers and get some conservative leaders to replace them.
That is all.
Lee is out of his mind.
Paul is being consistent but as Emmerson said: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of a small mind...”
Rand is my senator. Thomas Massie is my rep. Massie carries a 95+ conservative rating and is as good as it gets 98% of the time but then will do ridiculous sh!t like this. I can’t figure out what gets into these two.
https://twitter.com/repthomasmassie/status/1215325127363178496?s=21
Or, they want something in order to shut up..?
[[I think they were given a crappy briefing,]]
Except that everyone else in attendance wouldn’t agree-
It sounds like what they want is an actual briefing and description of the threat. Instead, the intel community (the same Intel community that told us Trump was a Russian spy) briefers blew them off.
I just t find it funny that another guy who FREEPERS put on a pedestal isn’t living up to it. Ha! Stop honoring politicians!!!!!!
“Is it possible the briefings are now marginalized in committee because of a lack of trust for some of the other participants?”
Good question.
No, if two Republican Senators felt like it was crappy enough to say something, the others are cowards and just sit there and accept it in silence.
Rand is still stuck on every time the military fires a shot there must be a declaration of war. He totally ignores the France/US naval wars, the Barbary Wars fought by the founding fathers without declarations of war. Throw in all the Indian wars in the west as well. Congress should be involved at some point in any military shooting war, but declarations of war for missile strikes?
Lee, bless his corrupt heart, I had high hopes for him but he went to Washington and drank the Potomac Kool-aid by the gallon and he and McRomney are a stain on decency and the epitome of everything that is wrong with the Republican Party. If this wing of the party doesn’t die by 2024 the Republicans will NEVER win another presidential election. This branch of the GOP hasn’t done a damned thing since 1989 aside from the Contract with America and they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to support that.
(the same Intel community that told us Trump was a Russian spy)
They are the ones that need to be investigated.
That’s not exactly true about the Barbary Pirates War. Congress clearly authorized the president to conduct it, and raise the Navy specifically for that very purpose, along with the enabling legislation for the president to conduct operations.
Congress passed naval legislation that, among other things, provided for six frigatesthat “’shall be officered and manned as the President of the United States may direct.’ ... In the event of a declaration of war on the United States by the Barbary powers, these ships were to ‘protect our commerce and chastise their insolence—by sinking, burning or destroying their ships and vessels wherever you shall find them
Quite possible in Lee's case. Not as likely in Paul's.
That is not a statement anyone who has even the vaguest clue where Rand comes from can make.
“No, if two Republican Senators felt like it was crappy enough to say something, the others are cowards and just sit there and accept it in silence.”
Many of the others are bought off by various financial interests. Lindsay Graham never saw military action he wasn’t enthusiastic about...fought against Trump’s proposed Syria and Afgh withdrawals, can’t be trusted on guns or borders, etc.
Why can’t the President find any non-neocon people for key positions? Disappointing but not surprising
A lifetime ban on lobbying after your term in office is up sounds great. Unfortunately there are many large corporations with deep pockets who would oppose this and they are firmly entrenched in the Swamp.
Yep, they could have taken their complaints directly to Trump and Trump could have given them his personal reply.
Instead their go on TV and air their BS publicly looking for great media coverage. Well I guess they think they will be around longer than Trump but hopefully the voters will put their reelections to bed.
Great article. Thanks. I like how they got after Beto for their fellow citizens after he happily wiped his rear with our Bill of Rights. They have rights and here’s our bill...
DC is a Divide & Control POWER CENTER.
535+ vs. 330 million. How do you CONTROL that?
I know exactly where Rand comes from AND I personally witnessed the DC swamp in operation for a decade.
They could not be more different things.
disagree- something has happened to lee- and rand has always been anti-war and opposed to action- so his opposition isn’t surprising=- just wrong- Lee was trying to make the case that they were entitled to learn the secret parts since they were congress, and since they were supposedly in a secure room- Yet we know for a fact that stuff is getting leaked when secrets are discussed- and lee is wrong- congress only has to be given all the details when a president wants to declare war- which this was not the case- the president has sole discretion to protect against terrorism without actually declaring war- and congress isn’t entitled to know every reason why- Mike lee knows full well that there are forces hell bent on destroying this president, and that secret info would get leaked-
Those who approved of the meeting knew this also and were fine with not knowing every last detail
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