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Jeff Flake: I Probably Wouldn’t Be Blocking These Judges If I Weren’t Retiring
Hot Air ^ | 2:01 pm on November 30, 2018 | ALLAHPUNDIT

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: demokkkrat; flakkke; kkkratzi; trumpjudiciary
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Jeff, you aren’t retiring. You’re quitting.

Loser.


21 posted on 11/30/2018 7:05:55 PM PST by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: simpson96

And Sinema will be worse.

An upfront enemy is more hororable than a backstabber like Flake.


22 posted on 11/30/2018 7:08:18 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

‘The new Supreme Court Justice is lying about a youthful RAPE’???

WHAT??? The escalation of lies is APPALLING!!


23 posted on 11/30/2018 7:09:13 PM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
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To: Flick Lives

I agree

An enemy outside the gate is better then the enemy within


24 posted on 11/30/2018 7:10:32 PM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

McConnell needs to fire him from the committee and replace him with someone who isn’t a petty turd.


25 posted on 11/30/2018 7:14:20 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the DemocRats are all cats.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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.


26 posted on 11/30/2018 7:20:29 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

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


27 posted on 11/30/2018 7:23:00 PM PST by mj1234
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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.


28 posted on 11/30/2018 7:24:03 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

GatesofVienna>com


29 posted on 11/30/2018 7:24:30 PM PST by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What a flaming schmuck!


30 posted on 11/30/2018 7:25:39 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: mj1234

Sounds like a fair description of Ditch [judges notwithstanding - generally]


31 posted on 11/30/2018 7:26:18 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Says everything about your character, Jeffy.


32 posted on 11/30/2018 7:26:43 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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.


33 posted on 11/30/2018 7:32:45 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He acts like he’s never going to have to face a single Republican voter on the street the rest of his miserable life.


34 posted on 11/30/2018 7:34:36 PM PST by Dogbert41 (When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You probably wouldn’t be blocking them also if those two elevator women hadn’t made you testicles fall off.


35 posted on 11/30/2018 7:40:57 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Dogbert41

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.


36 posted on 11/30/2018 7:40:59 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Just so you know Jeff.

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.

37 posted on 11/30/2018 7:51:13 PM PST by skimbell
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To: TangoLimaSierra

This c#cks#cker, faggot, had character, could’a fooled me.


38 posted on 11/30/2018 7:51:50 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Words fail. Back in the day there was rope.


39 posted on 11/30/2018 7:59:58 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And that queer Allahpundit actually sticks up for him.


40 posted on 11/30/2018 8:17:50 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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