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marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
1. None who haven't heard already.
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:37 PM
May 2019

It's nice to have an ally, but seriously, he's been a principled critic all along, and the only one not to quit or lose an election. Everyone else put re-election over country.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
2. He is running for reelection in Michigan, so is this a campaign
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:43 PM
May 2019

issue and strategy or is he really sincere?

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
3. I wouldn't call him an ally
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:45 PM
May 2019

but he is a unicorn...a Republican with at least a small amount of ethics and backbone.

He is the enemy of my enemy, not necessarily our friend, but temporarily on the same side of this one issue.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
4. +1, or a Trojan ... he could be baiting democrats to get into impeachment now vs a long drawn out
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:54 PM
May 2019

... process that kills Red Don by a thousand cuts..

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
6. They don't have to get into an impeachment process...
Tue May 28, 2019, 06:01 PM
May 2019

All they need to do is vote to have an impeachment inquiry, it that will help them get documents and the witnesses they need to do their job.

All the while they should be attacking the Republicans for not defending Congress's right to subpoena witnesses and the right to oversee the Executive Branch. If they cannot do that simple job, then what good are they?

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
7. +1, I would like dems to tie Russia to Trump at the hip and make that part of who we're going to
Tue May 28, 2019, 06:05 PM
May 2019

... defeat in 2020

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
11. Yep. Just get the inquiry going
Tue May 28, 2019, 07:33 PM
May 2019

and hopefully, the documentation will follow.

And there's plenty outside of Mueller to investigate!

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