Posted on 11/30/2018 6:45:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Says David Rutz, “I continue to not understand Flake’s closing argument in elected office of ‘I would normally be a spineless opportunist but now I’m not.'” It is strange. Flake made the same point during the Kavanaugh wars, when he was asked whether he would have paused the confirmation process for an FBI investigation if he had to face voters at the polls in November. “Not a chance,” said Flake. What he meant by that, I take it, is “There’s not a chance I could have done it and gotten reelected.” It’s a criticism of the ferocious partisanship that dominates the electorate right now.
But that makes it sound like he’s saying that he wouldn’t have taken these stances if he personally stood to lose anything by doing so. Which is … some admission. Sure, it’s important to find out if the next Supreme Court justice is lying about a youthful rape, and sure, it’s important to try to stop President Loose Cannon from firing the special counsel in a fit of anger. More important than a Senate seat, though? Nah.
being problematic But that interpretation’s unfair. After all, part of the reason Flake retired in the first place was that he refused to hold back on criticizing Trump, knowing full well that that would badly damage his political career. He had a choice between keeping his mouth shut and running again or speaking his mind about the right’s new hero and accepting the consequences. He chose the latter and opted to retire rather than endure the humiliation of losing badly to Kelli Ward in a Senate primary, and having done so, it’s freed him to extend his criticism of Trump into strategic obstruction. By word and now deed, Flake is actually one of the *least* careerist members of...
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Jeff, you aren’t retiring. You’re quitting.
Loser.
And Sinema will be worse.
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An upfront enemy is more hororable than a backstabber like Flake.
‘The new Supreme Court Justice is lying about a youthful RAPE’???
WHAT??? The escalation of lies is APPALLING!!
I agree
An enemy outside the gate is better then the enemy within
McConnell needs to fire him from the committee and replace him with someone who isn’t a petty turd.
It is because he is gutless and has no principles.
He wouldn’t have done it because it might have cost him, and he couldn’t face that.
Scum.
McConnell has no idea what to do—
1. A never trumper
2. lying to constituents
3. leaving- (probably because Mclame died- AND HE KNEW long before anyone else)
4. Closet Demon rat
5. never supported ANY AMERICAN ideals
So glad he is gone- Fake American Loooooser
The most pathetic GOP Senators in a generation.
Thanks Arizona.
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Slight edit.
It’s hard to top McCainiac, but they did it with Flake.
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What a flaming schmuck!
Sounds like a fair description of Ditch [judges notwithstanding - generally]
Says everything about your character, Jeffy.
We once had a tenant who managed to mess up his life terribly. We kept him in his quarters for free for seven months in hopes he could pull things together. But alas we finally had to ask him to leave. He left a huge pile of sheit on the carpet on his way out.
He acts like he’s never going to have to face a single Republican voter on the street the rest of his miserable life.
You probably wouldn’t be blocking them also if those two elevator women hadn’t made you testicles fall off.
He won’t leave the District of Corruption, he’ll go to work on K Street so he won’t have to see a deplorable.
You're not retiring.
You simply saved yourself the total azz-kicking that the people of AZ had in store for you and took the easy way out and quit.
Your constituents don't like you-personally, anymore than the rest to the Republican congressional delegation likes you.
You're a miserable POS, and you always will be.
This c#cks#cker, faggot, had character, could’a fooled me.
Words fail. Back in the day there was rope.
And that queer Allahpundit actually sticks up for him.
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