Posted on 12/21/2018 1:56:32 PM PST by jazusamo
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Well, he’s been a pain in the rear end for months. He’s been a thorn in his party’s side during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. Even as the GOP tries to confirm a slate of conservative judges to federal benches, he’s been insufferable. And why? On the latter issue, it was over Senate Republicans’ refusal to pass a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by the president. Yes, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has acted like your atypical Never Trump Republican. He has no base of support, no plan, no future, and so he acts like a bull in a china closet. He’s pretty much acted like a Democrat as he prepares to leave the Senate, which cannot come soon enough.
As the government teeters on a shutdown over border security, the House passed a spending bill last night that funded the government and included the $5 billion President Trump has requested for the border wall. As this legislation heads to the Senate, Flake says he will vote no to forward this bill, and if another GOP senator joins him, this continuing resolution could end in legislative death. So, now it seems that Flake can add being against border security to his list of tantrums. Get lost, man.
President Trump says he’s prepared for a long shutdown , and urged Mitch McConnell to go nuclear if need be to get this bill through (via NBC News ):
President Donald Trump on Friday said the chances of a partial government shutdown were "very good" after meeting with Senate Republicans at the White House.
He called the meeting with GOP lawmakers "great," and said, "Now it's up to the Democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown tonight."
He earlier warned Senate Democrats that if they don't vote for his border wall, there will be a "very long" government shutdown beginning Friday night. And he pressured Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to use the "nuclear option," which would end the right to filibuster legislation in the Senate and allow the bill to pass with a simple majority.
The "nuclear option" refers to a last-resort way for the majority party in the Senate to overcome objection by the minority, and it involves using a simple majority of 51 votes rather than 60.
McConnell, speaking on the Senate floor after the meeting with Trump, voiced support for the House-passed bill with the $5 billion in border wall funding and what he called “much-needed investments in disaster relief for hard-hit communities.”
“I support the additional border security and disaster aid that the House added to the bill and I’m proud to vote for it,” he said.
“Let's advance this legislation,” he said, just before the Senate began voting on a motion to proceed. This vote only needs a simple majority, and will start proceedings on the bill, but is not the key vote that requires 60 votes to advance the legislation.
So, grab some whisky, roll in the cots, and brace for impact. We’re probably going to have a government shutdown. Also, this has to be done. The border wall is a key Trump campaign promise. He needs to follow through on it. With Democrats taking over the House in January, this is the best time to get it done, or at least part of it.
I’ll have to add that to my “shocked” collection.
LOL! Little Jeffie’s gonna have plenty of time for that long cry very soon. :^)
Does Flake have brain cancer too? Is it an epidemic plaguing Arizona? Do only their politician get it? I wonder because they keep electing these traitors.
I think Flake was a clone of McCain and McCain recruited him in the very beginning.
Flake was green senator and all of a sudden was a member of the gang of 8 joined at the hip with McCain.
Keeping up the McStain tradition. Thank you Flake and thank you Arizona.
Maybe Lamar and Little Bobby Corker can give Jeffie a big warm hug. And get the school marm Senator Pattycakes to read him a story.
Karma will eventually catch up with him.
Flake is the only Republican Senator with integrity, morals and conviction, able to refute hypocrisy and corruption at the highest levels threatening our democracy. We will miss Jeff Flake
These cretins are(or were)all servants to wealthy political donors...like Trump.
All their political/journalistic lives they've done nothing but kiss rears for careers of people...like Trump.
Still wonder why they all(media, career/other politicians)hate him?
Simple...Trump reminds them of the whores they are/have been to people...like Trump.
Just look at Flake, the guy is/was so much of a brown noser to whomever would give him recognition...his nose actually got bent by gale force flatulence from all directions.
So deep down, no matter how much wealth and notoriety these porn stars might acquire, one thing they know they can NEVER shake themselves free from...that anal smell that created/defined them, through years of being WILLING pay-toilets to people...
...like Trump.
Is that you, Jeffie?
MADA
Since Dec 21, 2018
He has always been an insufferable puke.
he is happy “punishing” trump he thinks he is doing McCain’s dead body a favor.
Flake needs to be hung by the neck till he stops kicking...
I wonder how Flake feels being one of the most hated men in the country. He lied to his constituents to get elected and has been a petulant child every since being elected. He stands for nothing but Jeff Flake. He is a pathetic person. His kids must be so proud of him. Unfortunately, while Flake is leaving, Romney will replace him with his petulant acts of anti-Trumpism. Romney will try to act like a shadow government because he thinks he should be president — even though he lost his chance.
Jeff Flake is going to be replaced 1-1-2019, with another Jeff Flake.
They keep replicating themselves.
I’m afraid he’s a preview to incoming Senator Mitt Romney.
Flake is as bad as McLame and I didn’t think that was possible.
I couldn’t agree more, maybe worse. He’s a vindictive POS, IMHO.
Someone said here that President Trump should let K Street know that no proposals from any outfit that hires Flake would be considered. Starve the bastard, or at least make his saleability be zero in the lobbying world.
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