Rhetorical question: Would the turtle, Graham and other R senators who have seen the light

[question everything]

Done this were it not for the GA results?

[Walleye]

1. Kind of messes up Lindsey's plan to investigate Hunter Biden. He'll just be the ranking member

[Clearly fogged in]

2. That's rhetoric for you.

Does it every time.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Probably not.

McConnell holding the Senate, winning GA, he would still hold considerable power and would not need to get religion.

They would launch a PR campaign to make the whole "sedition thing" go away in public consciousness. McConnell would still have the same power he had over Obama, to make sure Biden is a one term president and block any and all decent legislation.

McConnell and the rest of the R's would still walk the line with Trump.

But since McConnell lost GA, lost the senate, lost his caucus, his party dissolving in front of him, he had to get in the carwash line to rid himself of the Trump stink.

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. I don't think that McConnell has seen ANY light.

He's dragging his feet on the impeachment trial dates. It's just more antagonism from him.

[Irish_Dem]

9. I agree totally. His speech like Lindsey's was just PR theator.

He didn't get religion, he just got in the car wash to rid himself of the Trump stink.

Of course he is going to drag his feet on impeachment. If it was a tax cut for the rich or
appointing a judge he would do that tonight.

He is in a bit of a bind however. If Trump does any more damage, McConnell is going to look bad.
If Trump is impeached McConnell is going to look bad.

I wonder if McConnell is pressuring Trump to resign? Or just going to cross his fingers and hope Trump will not try to overthrow the government or kill more people in the next two weeks.

I do suspect that McConnell pressured Trump to make the hostage concession speech.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Nobody has seen the light - nor will they ever.

Any kind words spoken the night of the 6th were purely self serving and cynically delivered with crocodile tears.

[moonscape]

5. In order to 'see the light' I think 2 things are needed:

1. To have learned something
2. To have some measure of self-awareness

So no. They have a situational scramble going on, but they would - and will - do the same thing all over again.

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Georgians saved our democracy (for now).

[msfiddlestix]

7. Neither Moscow Mitch or Linseed Graham have come to "see the light"

and they never will.

[question everything]

11. Agree. Should have phrased it differently. No, did not see the light, just withdrew their noses

from that brown hole.. and took a gulp of fresh air. That Graham was jeered for not not being "patriot" must mean something.

[msfiddlestix]

12. Before Wednesday, I understood Graham was under investigation for

Election interference (whatever the correct terminology is) wrt to his Georgia's phone calls to the Sec. of State overseeing the state's elections. I've been observing what appears to me to be his "self check" mode which he seems to be operating on since that report went public. Which sort of explains to me why he didn't do a Ted Cruz/Hawley insurrection clown show.

He's a slimy weasel and always has been since his days in Congress and after.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

10. Their heads aren't in the sunshine, they're up tRump's derriere.

I don't know what they're seeing but it's not the light.