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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWTF is wrong with Republican Senators?
Some of them have known and worked with Joe Biden for decades. And they can't make a phone call to congratulate him or even a tweet?
What a bunch of lowlife losers.
MiniMe
(21,716 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,193 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)That explains it all.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Cowards
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)They need those people.
KS Toronado
(17,232 posts)Why can't repugs go out in public without a gun? Asking for a friend who does.
Alacritous Crier
(3,816 posts)a combination of that and actual kompromat that exists.
bluestarone
(16,939 posts)ONLY answer i guess!
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)Also, they're low-class pieces of shit.
GB_RN
(2,355 posts)Pieces of shit.
FIFY!😁👍
MaryMagdaline
(6,854 posts)Saboburns
(2,807 posts)REPUBLICAN Senators.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)RKP5637
(67,108 posts)just casually watching most of them in action.
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)It would be folly to think that the "KGB" only compromised the DNC email system. I'm 10000% positive they also got the RNC as well. They are using each in a way that will benefit them.
catrose
(5,066 posts)Ponietz
(2,969 posts)I suspect Russia laundered and funneled millions to them through the NRA and other PACs.
crickets
(25,976 posts)UpInArms
(51,283 posts)eom
klook
(12,154 posts)It will take years to be rid of Trumps toxic legacy.
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)Moscow Mitch will block any action all the way during Biden's term. And relative to the country and the population, the senate's view is fuck them.
BKDem
(1,733 posts)still_one
(92,190 posts)rest have remained silent
That silence is message enough that they are not supporting him
flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)RKP5637
(67,108 posts)selfish assholes. And that's been witnessed over and over again ... all most of them want to do is divide the country. And look at who their leader is, Moscow Mitch, the TURDtle!
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)This wasnt supposed to happen. They were planning on grifting their way through their terms. Now, theyll actually have to work. All those subpoenas they ignored because DOJ wouldnt enforce them.... They know whats in the Mueller report and a lot of other things and now we will too.
KS Toronado
(17,232 posts)Come Jan. or Feb. the world will know whats in the Mueller report. Should make all Republican
congresspersons look like liars and thieves and other ugly things.
Walleye
(31,022 posts)They cant even say the word Democratic for some reason
BComplex
(8,050 posts)to follow Mitch McConnell's dictates to the bowels of hell.
This needs to be made clear to the idiots who watch make-believe news.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)dchill
(38,489 posts)poli-junkie
(1,002 posts)which is why they never have, nor never will, stick their necks out to acknowledge that Biden won. THEY ARE COMPLICIT IN THE CORRUPTION.
matt819
(10,749 posts)to circumvent McConnell. And as he has served in the Senate for many years and in the White House for 8 years, he knows the ropes. I'm sure he has the legal arguments lined up. And the Executive Orders. And the list of Acting Secretaries.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Russians hacked both Dem & repuke emails.
None are living with ingetrity among repukes.
Tactical Peek
(1,208 posts)I wonder why.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,423 posts)I know never is a long time. But in todays world a decade is FOREVER.
old guy
(3,283 posts)2naSalit
(86,601 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Putin's got the receipts & so does Deutsch Bank.
They made a loyalty pact with the devil & they all go down if they break that contract.
All for #1 & the consequences of disloyalty were clearly defined & accepted.
I think that's just the beginning of their problems, should Trump go down he takes them all with him.
BarbD
(1,192 posts)Unfortunately, we have to acknowledge there will never be any compromise or any idea of working together for the good of the country.
They are the Russian Republican party. Traitors all.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)The more they break norms and dig their heels in, the faster he'll give up on trying to work with them.
I mean he was certainly going to try, he is Joe Biden after all, but I also think that he's no fool. He was there in the Obama administration, and if they slap away the hand that he offers them, then I think he's ready to do whatever needs to be done.
Budi
(15,325 posts)They now sit between loyalty to Joe Biden & loyalty to Trump, who will take them all down if he falls.
The Deal of a Lifetime is now staring them all in the face.
What to do...what to do...😬
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)Never trust a Republican.
spanone
(135,831 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)since Nixon.
They have gotten away with almost every attempt to turn this country into a biblical state, for POWER. Their actions show they don't give a damn about the actual teachings of Christ.
They, rightly, take offense at the Islamic State (purposely confusing it with the Islamic religion), while trying their best to turn THIS country into an American equivalent.
They use the bible and the flag to wrap themselves, while destroying this country's foundations.
And nothing is done.
Sadly, (if we do nothing) I think this may be our last dance, last chance, for love... (SING it Donna). The lights come on in a few minutes, and we get to see the reality that has been covered up by all the diversions, that will take decades and generations to undo. We get to see what he, and they (GOP), have wrought.
That is IF we do nothing.
Biden needs to explain all his actions, and why (he has plenty of proof), but be willing to do what HAS to be done. He will MEAN it when he says "this hurts me a lot more than it hurts you", as he administers some SERIOUS punishment.
And the republicans can just "get over it".
ezgoingrl
(1,223 posts)They can't give an inch on their politics or their religion at this point. Their politics and their religion are so intertwined that if one starts to unravel both are at risk of collapse.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)infullview
(981 posts)Simply investigate their connections to Russia and other various griftting activities. Look at Mitch, for god sakes, he made deals with Deripaska, and I'm sure took money from him. All they have to do is start connecting the dots and remove these assholes one by one.
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)We still haven't probed their source, or seen the tax returns.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Question: WTF is wrong with Republican Senators?
Answer: They're republican senators.
RobertDevereaux
(1,857 posts)By blocking a smooth transition, the GOP is digging its deep grave even deeper and guaranteeing more preventable deaths.
Statistical
(19,264 posts)They have lost control of the monster. The extremist wing of voters rule the party now. If you piss them off you lose your job.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)I know we can continue to hate on collins but she deserves as much credit in saving ACA as McCain. For some reason, McCain gets all the credit. I believe that as long as bills are brought to the senate floor, we will have at least two gop senators voting with us - murkowski and collins. This would give us the needed 50 (if GA runoffs dont play out). The problem is mcconnel is unlikely to bring any bills to the floor. Now that he won reelection and doesnt have to face voters for 6 years, he has no incentive to anything at all. Not like he ever cares about his constituents. He only cares about large donors.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,114 posts)They are going to emulate the loser to their bitter end.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)They must have nightmares at night of TRUMP slowly EATING them away ....
LeftInTX
(25,316 posts)The following explains what happens in Congress over the next few months as it goes about certifying the next president.
The Constitution makes Congress the ultimate arbiter determining which candidate wins each state. Congress must approve certificates of election from all 50 states. You may have thought November 3rd was the most important date on the election calendar. But a more crucial date is December 14, dictated by an obscure, Byzantine, 1887 law: The Electoral Count Act.
snip
Presuming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is re-elected to her leadership role, she and Vice President Mike Pence, in his capacity as President of the Senate, would co-preside over the joint session. Pences term doesnt expire until January 20. And, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution mandates that the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall be counted.
The 12th Amendment also says the person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President. But Congress must agree to all of this. And remember, Pence is the one running the show at this stage.
Do not underestimate the role of the vice president at this critical stage.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/how-congress-certifies-electoral-college-results-what-to-know
Since McConnell is involved here, you know they will try this. At least Pence is presiding, but I'm sure McConnell is pulling the strings!
marieo1
(1,402 posts)They are probably already planning how to undo President Biden's presidency, just like they did President Obama's. They are all a bunch of creeps and none of them are patriots who believe in our constitution or ever deserve a chance to run for office again!!!
dlk
(11,566 posts)All of the Russian dark money...
Bettie
(16,105 posts)Far, far too much to detail in a post here.
So, I'll just go with moral bankruptcy.
irisblue
(32,973 posts)Millions & millions of Koch Brother Dark Money has protected him from Ohio voters too long
LW1977
(1,234 posts)krkaufman
(13,435 posts)Hopefully this behavior will help convince Biden not to look to GOP members of the Senate for bipartisan cooperation.
pandr32
(11,582 posts)This kind of cult behavior does not belong in our government.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)and don't want to piss off Trump and his base.
Postal Grunt
(216 posts)They're lining up to make themselves relevant for a 2024 run at the WH. Civility isn't a prerequisite for a Republican candidate.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)Jarqui
(10,124 posts)They may be up to something with Trump
Reader Rabbit
(2,624 posts)And they are terrified that Trump will blab. It doesn't matter that he won't be president anymore. They can't risk his diarrhea of the mouth, so they will be craven, compromised cowards* for the remainder of their lives.
*Yes, the alliteration was intended.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Person of Interest
(365 posts)These senators avoid doing anything without the consent of their voters.
The real problems starts with Republiklan voters.
Fla Dem
(23,666 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 10, 2020, 11:01 AM - Edit history (1)
So we're supposed to lick their boots, the ones that can't even call Joe Biden or their Senate colleague Kamala Harris, to offer their congratulations.
Pathetic.
But then that's what the Dems' role has always been, Obama did it, Clinton did it. Even to the point of appointing Republicans to Cabinet posts. Reach out a hand to the opposition just to have it slapped back at us.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Their central identity white supremacy, xenophobia, sexism, militant dominionist Christian theology, nationalism, privatization, unbridled deregulation, abandonment of healthcare and education, firearms saturation, an uber-wealthy ruling class has reached a point so extreme that it cannot function in a democratic republic.
The majority of Americans are opposed to this far-right agenda, so it can only be applied via force by a minority. They had four years of Trump, and they used that time to reshape the courts and send wealth upstream. It was a holiday for them.
But now that holiday is drawing to a close, and they are mad as all hell, for only within a fascist oligarchy can their toxic ideals flourish. They can dress it up with flags and bibles, and call it liberty, but its fascism regardless.
usajumpedtheshark
(672 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)StarryNite
(9,444 posts)TryLogic
(1,723 posts)Ponietz
(2,969 posts)Did Vlad summon them?
Prostrate Eight:
Sens. Richard C. Shelby (Ala.),
Steve Daines (Mont.),
John Hoeven (N.D.),
John Neely Kennedy (La.),
Jerry Moran (Kan.),
John Thune (S.D.),
Ron Johnson, (Wis.), plus
Rep. Kay Granger (Tex.).
Scalded Nun
(1,236 posts)They now will look to Mitch McConnell to do what Trump could not do: Block a successful Joe Biden presidency. To not expect their behavior to change from that of the last 12 years. If we cannot succeed in Georgia I expect at least he next 2 years to be an administration governed by executive orders and any other actions that do not REQUIRE senate concurrence.
In It to Win It
(8,250 posts)panfluteman
(2,065 posts)There may actually be something more sinister and seditious afoot. And we must be constantly vigilant during this transitional period. As Mayor Pete said, defeating Trump may be a lot easier than defeating Trumpism. Just think - the corrupt, power hungry Republicans just came to within a hair's breadth of a fascist takeover of our country. It would probably be extremely naive to assume that they would not now try to resort to extra-electoral means to facilitate that takeover.
CrispyQ
(36,464 posts)Americas Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent
Trump was ineffective and easily beaten. A future strongman wont be.
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Zeynep Tufekci
Contributing writer at The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/trump-proved-authoritarians-can-get-elected-america/617023/
snip...
Make no mistake: The attempt to harness Trumpismwithout Trump, but with calculated, refined, and smarter political talentis coming. And it wont be easy to make the next Trumpist a one-term president.
more...
At the moment, the Democratic Party risks celebrating Trumps loss and moving onan acute danger, especially because many of its constituencies, the ones that drove Trumps loss, are understandably tired. A political nap for a few years probably looks appealing to many who opposed Trump, but the real message of this election is not that Trump lost and Democrats triumphed. Its that a weak and untalented politician lost, while the rest of his party has completely entrenched its power over every other branch of government: the perfect setup for a talented right-wing populist to sweep into office in 2024. And make no mistake: Theyre all thinking about it.
wiggs
(7,812 posts)the WH would cheat his way through the election (probably tried and failed) and now hear that there's a scorched earth path that seems credible?
Perhaps they know Trump has the goods on McConnell, NRA, GOP, RNC and will burn it all down if not sufficiently supported?
No matter the reason, they aren't acting in best interests of their constituents. I hope there are investigations.
cab67
(2,992 posts)If they congratulate Biden, they risk pissing off Trump's base. They would be primaried, and quite possibly lose, if they did that.
But acting in a way that mollifies Trump's base makes them look childish, which could be used against them in a general election.
This was far more in evidence in 2018 than this year, when some of the more rabid Trump supporters got the heave-ho, but I do think it's having an impact. Some Republican candidates went to great lengths this year to pretend they were independent of Trump, or even critical of him.
I have no idea what things will look like in 2022 - but neither do they, and they're trying to keep their cards wet. Or their powder close to the chest. Or whatever confused metaphor seems to work for this otherwise horrid year.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)none of them were held accountable in the election.
appmanga
(571 posts)...and anyone who believes Mitch McConnell is going to be any more cooperative and conciliatory with Biden than he was with Obama is delusional. Moscow Mitch is as much of an authoritarian as Trump and much more effective. In McConnell's view, only Republicans get to choose judges, decide if a Cabinet member is sufficiently "moderate", and put aside any bill from the House that doesn't cater to his anti-Democracy whims. Without a Senate to support him, Biden will be hobbled, and the country knows this, so the Senate results, for me, have the stink of incredulity. How these guys are consistently able to legitimately hit their electoral inside straights in the face of circumstances and public opinion strains plausibility. These Senators are more afraid of McConnell than they are of Trump.
patphil
(6,173 posts)They have sold their souls and are no longer able to feel love anymore.
They are completely self-serving.
Iggo
(47,552 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)fuck them all!!!
apnu
(8,756 posts)This is what the Tea Bagger morphed into Qanon assholery really is.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,608 posts)Escurumbele
(3,392 posts)Because trump the goon is a mafioso, I believe that greed and thirst for power has made some of these corrupt republicans do things they are now afraid of coming to light, and although they have to have no sense of consequence, they do now know who the con is and they know he will expose them without a second thought.
I feel we are going to learn so much when these goons leave the white house.
My only fear is thinking about how much information will trump give Putin about the USA? This traitor is capable of anything, and from now to January 20th we should expect the worst.
crickets
(25,976 posts)So do they. Some of them are outright terrified of what the future holds for them.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)Pond scum.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)I think the phrase "Republican Senators" pretty much covers it.
Seriously, though...i might be a bit of a rush to judgement, but are they STILL afraid of the Wrath of Con? I always assumed that was cowing a lot of them into silence or even acquiescence, but now that has to be fading, doesn't it?
Perhaps they were always like this, and learned how to behave in public, or they might have become this and haven't found the way back...and may never, which is the worst.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,343 posts)They do not compromise except to advance their power and the power of the billionaire oligarchs behind them.
Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)He doesn't have to be "Mr. Nice guy"
TigressDem
(5,125 posts)Brad Raffensperger told Perdue and Loeffler that he would NOT RESIGN because the Senators thought that counting the votes was a highly irregular thing to do when it might cost tRump the election.
SO SOME Republicans have a bit of class.
Mike Niendorff
(3,461 posts)This is not hyperbole.
This is truth.
Stop treating them like they are just reasonable people with a "difference of opinion".
That's NOT what's going on here.
And it never has been.
MDN