Posted on 10/01/2018 8:45:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Monday evening that he sometimes feels like he doesn't belong to a political party.
“I sometimes feel like a man temporarily without a party,” he said during a speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, according to The Washington Post.
Flake also criticized his party during the speech, saying members of the GOP have "given in to the terrible tribal impulse that first mistakes our opponents for our enemies."
“And then we become seized with the conviction that we must destroy that enemy," he said.
Flake's speech came days after he voted in the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. He also said at the time, however, that he would support Kavanaugh in the full Senate only if there were first an FBI investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct against the nominee.
Flake's call for an investigation, and Republican Sens. Susan Collins's (Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski's (Alaska) subsequent support of Flake's suggestion, prompted President Trump to ask the FBI to reopen its background investigation into Kavanaugh.
Flake said Monday that the investigation needs to be a "real investigation," according to the Post.
“It does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more cover,” Flake said. “We actually need to find out what we can find out. And we have to realize that we may not be able to find out everything that happened.”
The Senate currently plans to vote on Kavanaugh "this week," according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Just go away asshole!!!!
Mr. Flake, join the party that will welcome you. The Globalists Party.
I thought the Dems offered him a spot on their 2020 ticket to do a final twist of the knife...he’s such a cuckold that he will be shocked, shocked I tell you, when they cast him off with the other offal that allowed themselves to be used and abused.
I will be very relieved when the clean up of John McCain’s minions is complete
What a dumb@ss.
Flake is a fake Republican and a cultural marxist.
Since Arizona voters caused you to decide not to run for reelection, you are a man without a party. You need to change you name to Jeff Freak.
The word is that Flake will be a NO vote, but that the twins will vote YES.
If the RINO twins Collins and Murkowski are YES votes that will give Kavanaugh the Guaranteed 50 yes votes needed for confirmation! Flake would be the only GOP NO vote on Kavanaugh!
'temporarily' = Angling to slip his 'D' Jersey on.
I can’t help myself. I really, really loathe and despise this guy.
You're kidding , right? AZ? The same AZ that elected this guy in the first place not to mention John McCain, the biggest traitor since Benedict Arnaold???
I agree. This nomination won't be decided by a YES vote from any democrat. Democrat phonies will only be cleared to vote YES if the GOP has enough votes to confirm.
She a democrat.
Somehow Jeff Flake can see this in the Republican Party but not in the Democrat Party as he makes himself their willing tool to destroy the Republicans. What a fool.
Jeff Flake actually provides a good description for exactly what happened to Brett Kavanaugh, although of course, he leaves out his role in destroying Kavanaugh.
Gee, cry me a river! You are a backstabbing, treacherous, duplicitous POS!
If Flake votes no, the twin sisters will follow him.
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