Posted on 11/30/2018 6:45:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Says David Rutz, I continue to not understand Flakes closing argument in elected office of I would normally be a spineless opportunist but now Im 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 Theres not a chance I could have done it and gotten reelected. Its a criticism of the ferocious partisanship that dominates the electorate right now.
But that makes it sound like hes saying that he wouldnt have taken these stances if he personally stood to lose anything by doing so. Which is some admission. Sure, its important to find out if the next Supreme Court justice is lying about a youthful rape, and sure, its 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 interpretations 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 rights 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, its 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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Nine Percent Approval Saint Jeffy. Bwah hah hah hah!
Jeffy is a spineless coward, he knew Kelli Ward was going to kick his snarky @ss in the primaries, he gave up immediately.
What a SISSY and a COWARD!!!!!!
Then the Harry Truman usage applies. “The son-of-a-bitch is no good.”
Forget about burning bridges, Flake is going for scorched earth.
Flake is the epitome of a spineless, traitorous, cowardly bastard posing as a man.
Unfortunately, I think Jeff is terminally ill, or something like that...
He won’t last a year out of office.
Something is wrong with this guy
What a POS this guy is. Put on some pajamas and drink some hot cocoa. You couldn’t be anymore pathetic.
He will be neither missed nor mourned.
butt-hole
This guy does not even seem to realize that he is admitting to having a weak, dishonest, and manipulative character.
“Ditch needs to remove him from the committee, yesterday.”
Does Bad-Ass Cocaine Mitch have that authority? I believe he does. DO IT NOW!. Having these piss-ants bringing government to a standstill because of their petty little jealousies is absolutely unacceptable.
STFU, Jeff...you and McCain killed the Arizona Republican Party...Did you vote for the Commie over McSally?
Edit out the part where he cr@ps himself, though...
E., you are far too kind in regards this very little man, Flake,
He is NOT retiring.
Someone is paying him and Kasich lots of donations to fracture the GOP-e between now and 2020
The Base is already fractured.
After 2020, both are going to get token jobs in the Beto Administration....for a month until the RAT Base demands they are fired....
Then they both will be forced to retire.
They are tools of The Machine, both too dumb to know it.
-——He is NOT retiring.——
The truth is that the people let it be known that Flake could not be reelected. Flake did not really retire, he was fired.
Any organization or corporation hiring this Anti-American Bastard needs to be targeted for boycots and economic punishment.
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