Posted on 12/19/2019 11:15:07 AM PST by powermill
"The View" co-host Meghan McCain commended Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, on Thursday as the congresswoman faced criticism over her decision to vote "present" on impeaching President Trump.
"I was watching the impeachment process when I got home last night and I too would not have voted for it," McCain said. "And I actually think Tulsi Gabbard has absolute balls of steel to vote present because that's what I would have done if I were her as well."
Gabbard skipped the procedural votes in the morning and just as the first vote on impeachment for abuse of power was winding down, Gabbard stunned with her lone “present” vote. She followed with a second “present” vote on obstruction of Congress.
Gabbard, a 2020 presidential candidate, has been one of the few Democrats to publicly criticize her caucus' decision to pursue an impeachment inquiry. Prior to Wednesday's vote, Gabbard suggested the House should vote to censure President Trump instead of approving articles of impeachment.
In a statement explaining her vote, Gabbard said she couldn't vote "in good conscience" either for or against impeachment.
She also seemed to take a shot at the way her party handled the impeachment inquiry.
“I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting president must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country.”
Fox News' Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.
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What, that’s not sarcasm? She was SERIOUS??
Someone somewhere is triggered by this notion of "tribal animosities".
Real “balls” would have been if she voted against. Her “present” vote was a bit cowardly IMHO.
Oh yeah balls of steel sitting on the fence GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK!! Oh yeah she will make a GREAT leader /s
Yep, not taking a stand either way is corageous in McCainland.
coming from the liberal rino queen herself!
Fidiot? If she had voted NO it would have applied. Otherwise, meh.
Voting present is only going half way.
I think she's one ball short.
News flash! As a woman, Tulsi Gabbard has no balls at all. She might have ovaries of steel, but that would not be a good thing.
When the nevertrumpers and establishment Democrats split off into the uniparty in 2022, Gabbard is going to be the VP nominee for Rubio’s presidential run.
News flash! As a woman, Tulsi Gabbard has no balls at all.
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I’m not sure that you are up on all the categories we have these days. lol
We are supposed to avoid labels like “woman” and also avoid assuming what kind of genitals people posses, possessed, think they have, or don’t have.
i dont know for the life of me what tulsi is doing over in that party except shes from hawaii
The dems would have made her life hell if she had voted NO. This way, she avoids the worst wrath of her party.
But her political life is toast. The dems won’t support her, and the Republicans have no reason to welcome her.
Thus we get another look into this McCain dimwit’s thought process on what constitutes bravery.
Gabbard went full Obama.
"Balls of Steel" reminds me of insane Captain Queeg. That comparison more rightfully should be used to describe insane Pelosi.
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