Just left the chamber: Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is in deep thought. When seated at his de

[soothsayer]

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Rachel Scott
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Feb 12, 2021
Just left the chamber:

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is in deep thought.

When seated at his desk, his hands are on his face —sometimes rubbing his eyebrows.

Then, he started pacing in the back of the chamber. Hands on his hips. Then on his chin. Then in his pockets.

Rachel Scott
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Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski taking extensive notes — often times, they are almost in sync.

When one starts to write, you can expect the other to be scribbling something down too.

And then there’s Mitch McConnell: stoic.

His eyes staring straight ahead. He is sitting straight up. His hands folded in his lap.

Many senators are slouching at this point.

He showed no visible reaction to either side for the entire time I was in the chamber.

Rachel Scott
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Officer Eugene Goodman was seated just two rows behind me — back on duty watching over the senators in the same chamber he protected on Jan. 6th.

His hand on his chin, staring down into the chamber.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Oh...to be in Goodman's head right now

[soothsayer]

2. Probably thinking half of them weren't worth protecting after all

[dem4decades]

6. I thought of that, the Capitol Police, if they have a brain, must hate Republicans that care less

about their well being.

[soothsayer]

10. Yep

[cwydro]

36. "If they have a brain?"

Wtf?

[dem4decades]

38. Well if they think after all this if they still love Trump what would you call it?

You know some of the police there were Trump supporters before the 6th.

[cwydro]

41. And many are not.

Generalization is lazy at best.

What would Eugene Goodman say of your comment?

[dem4decades]

42. I'd like to think he'd agree with me. I was not generalizing all the cops, I was talking about

those that would still support Trump, the man that caused death among their peers and caused them to engage in hand to hand combat for hours. What would you say about those on the force that still support Trump? Would you consider them of sound mind?

[cwydro]

43. I don't presume to judge anyone else or their mind.

But nice try.

[dem4decades]

44. Well if you don't know now you know

[scarletwoman]

3. Thank you for posting this!

[madaboutharry]

4. I think Sen. Cassidy is in a lot of emotional pain.

He seems to be a man who knows the difference between right and wrong.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Yep.

Do I stand up for what I know is right even if it will hurt my career, hurt my livelihood, possibly endanger myself and my loved ones?

[madaboutharry]

9. If he votes to acquit he will hate himself forever and

he knows it. So he needs to decide if he wants to live with the self-loathing.

[Mr.Bill]

11. Anyone who has ever worked in a courtroom in any capacity

should have the ethical integrity to never make a decision based on threats. If they do they are in the wrong line of work.

[Wounded Bear]

33. The same could be said for politicians...

[dianaredwing]

25. New Orleanian here

Sent him a thank you email the other day and I am a die hard Democrat. He can do the right thing, change parties, and shift a little east and he'll be in Orleans Parish and we like Democratic thought here.

[Pantagruel]

12. Almost all the GOP acquittal votes

will be from GOP Senators that know the difference between right and wrong.
Sadly , many just won't take that into consideration over politics.

[TeamPooka]

15. If he did then why if he a Republican?

[soldierant]

18. There have been a few.

The older one is, the more of them one can remember.

But I take your point.

[JI7]

20. He use to be a Democrat. I don't know if he became a Republican

to run for office.

He is a doctor so I'm not sure how political he was.

My guess is he is probably a Bush type conservative.

[Cheviteau]

22. N/T

I think it is the other senator from Louisiana (John Kennedy) who was a Democrat.

[JI7]

24. Cassidy also use to be a Democrat.

[TeamPooka]

34. We need to get them back

[Squinch]

37. If he is, his path is very clear and should require none of this "soul searching."

[bdamomma]

5. Very interesting

tweets. Hmm... Moscow Mitch is in deep thought. But I don't trust him.

[MontanaMama]

14. We should never trust him.

He’s probably thinking how he can capitalize personally and politically.

[My Pet Orangutan]

7. McConnell had no visible reaction when McCain saved the ACA

He's a reptile.

[KentuckyWoman]

23. Plastic surgery. His face is too tight.

If he smiles his face will rip.


I'm all for getting some work done but that man's doctor needs to start saying NO.

[UpInArms]

13. Hmmmm

Head Tilted Down

While tilting the head to one side signifies interest, tilting the head down means distrust, or at the very least, doubt. It means the person is taking time to rethink what you said and judge its veracity.

[0nirevets]

16. Were they sure Moscow Mitch was still alive? Someone should poke him.

[DownriverDem]

17. If only

enough of them had a conscience and didn't sell out.

[appmanga]

19. There has been a lot of talk...

...about the danger Mike Pence was in. The thing is, it's worse than that.

Had any of the mob gotten close to Pence, the Secret Service would have used everything they had (and they have some things) to end that threat. The thing is, if that mob had firearms, and there's a suspicion some of the folks like Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, and 3 Percenters did, there's no way Pence and his family, and the Secret Service agents wouldn't have been killed. One of the reasons there was not more shooting (something the idiot Lindsey Graham doesn't consider) is there was a belief the Capitol Police were outgunned.

Donald Trump was looking for an excuse to invoke martial law and he hung Pence and the deluded maniacs who followed he egged on out as cannon fodder. This was totally sociopathic behavior. And there are still Republicans willing to give him a pass for this sick plot.

[GulfCoast66]

21. I don't think they would have out gunned the SS if it came to brass tacks.

They did not have their AR’s and they would not beat the SS in a handgun fight. Plus the SS has mini uzi type guns. Had it reached that point then the Capitol police and Metro police would have started shooting and it would have been a blood bath.

I’m tempted to think opportunity missed, but can’t make myself go that far.

[avebury]

30. There was not enough said about

the fact that the VP also has a military guy with the football as well. There was a chance that the insurgents might have gained access to the nuclear codes.

[lutherj]

26. Makes me wonder if Cassidy was one of the senators who heard the description of the McCarthy/Trump

phone call.

[Darkstar53142]

27. Will they bring in members of the Capitol Police to testify?

I hope they do.

[RainCaster]

28. All this fake attempt at soul searching... then they will acquit anyhow

To search, you need to know what a soul is. Sadly, that will never happen in the GQP.

[Edwcraig]

29. Oh bull. Just stop this. Is one Republican going to do the right thing.

Republicans will vote in mass not to impeach Trump. They have been evil. They are evil and they will be evil in the future. Stop with this white washing. Stop thinking of them as good people who Trump led astray THEY ARE EVIL AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EVIL. GET IT.

[PatrickforO]

32. Well, it ain't over til its over, and we will likely get 4 Republican votes.

The rest are cowards who have put party over country for so long they are Americans in name only. Traitors.

[PatrickforO]

31. I'm glad they awarded Eugene Goodman the medal.

What he did was truly heroic - he had to be scared to death. I sure would have been. But he kept his head and saved lives.

When we hold his noble, courageous character side by side with the Trump terrorists who stormed the Capitol, killed people, maimed people, smeared their feces on the walls, urinated on the floors, ransacked offices, and hunted Pence and members of Congress, we see how very small and mean and petty their disgusting racism really is.

Goodman is the kind of guy our kids can look up to, aspire to have that courage. The Trump terrorists are dirtbags who are an embarassment to this entire nation. They have brought shame upon us all.

[Squinch]

35. I have a different take on this than most here.

If he's thinking that hard about this, he's not paying attention. The right and moral decision is very clear and requires no pacing or public pondering.

[milestogo]

39. Its an epic struggle between self-interest and doing the right thing.

[Squinch]

40. And sadly, this is morally high above the response of most of his

RepubliQan compatriots.

[Hotler]

45. "dep in thought" I hope it fucking hurts like hell. Suck it up and be a man for once.

Fuck their feelings and their shallow crys for unity.