Why did they change their minds?

[kentuck]

People like Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and others were quick to condemn Donald Trump's actions, and lack of action, on January 6th. But they have done a total 360 flip-flop since then?

Lindsey Graham stood on the floor of the Senate and said he had "had it". "Write me off" he said. Trump had gone too far for even Lindsey. Not surprising, he flip-flopped almost immediately. But that is nothing new for two-faced Lindsey.

Mitch McConnell stood up and said that Donald Trump was "responsible" for the attack on our Capitol and that there were civil and criminal statutes to handle anything he had done. "He got away with nothing, yet", he said. Six months later, Mitch is firmly under the thumb of Donald Trump, as is almost all of the Republican caucus.

Kevin McCarthy may be the most obvious of all the flip-floppers. He denounced the attack on our Capitol and it was reported that he got into a shouting match with Donald Trump because he did not help when they needed it. That would be a deal-breaker for most folks, but not Kevin. He is the supreme opportunist, if nothing else. He wants to be Speaker more than he desires his next breath.

That is a question reporters should be asking all these flip-floppers. Why did you change your mind from what you said immediately after January 6th. If you were not telling the truth then, how can people believe you now? They should be required to respond to their flip-flops.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Dump has inside scoop and dirt on these fuckers and it's blackmail.

[lagomorph777]

18. Definitely. He used NSA and DOJ to gather Kompromat.

Probably a little help from Epstein and Putin, as well.

[Lovie777]

2. M O N E Y . . .

and the assurance that republicans will take back congress through voter suppression laws and gerrymandering upheld by the United States Supreme Court.

[Wounded Bear]

3. You mean a 180, not a 360...

a 360 means a complete rotation and continuance in the same direction as before.

[kentuck]

5. It was a total flip.

A 360. Not a half-flip.

[Wounded Bear]

9. Apparently, you're not a geometry major...

360 is a full circle, 180 is the opposite direction

[kentuck]

12. I understand your point...

but if they only did a 180, they would be standing on their heads. You must understand gravity?

[Celerity]

10. If one uses their bootlicking acquiescence to Trump PRE January 6th, 2021 as the starting point,

then it could be called a 360° manoeuvre.

[FakeNoose]

4. They all took donations from the NRA so they're all dirty

They knew the NRA money was secretly funneled from the Russians. Chump has dirt on them, and I'm sure he's using it against them. Chump may have other blackmail material as well, who knows?

It's all going to backfire because the info on Chump that's slowly coming out is way worse than anything he has on the rest of the GOP.

I agree with you that McCarthy, Graham, McConnell and others should have their feet held to the fire. This goes way beyond negligence, they've been misdirecting and gaslighting for several months.

[edhopper]

7. And the Russians

probably have compromat on them.

[flying_wahini]

6. Because Trump really does "OWN them" according to Lindsey Graham.

[JHB]

8. Money, kompromat, and a voter base addicted to foam.

Money from donors, especially dark money;
They've got skeletons in their closets that don't want verified publicly; and
Their core voters do not want to hear that, and will turn on them if they persist in trying to break with Trump.

[bottomofthehill]

11. The money but in a different way

They started to realize that their money and their donors and their pacs directly paid for this. Then they realized how bad they will look for funding Trumps insurrection.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

13. Kompromat...

works.

[Champp]

14. "Someday they'll find it, the Russian Connection..." - KerrMutt der Frogge

"...the diggers, the truth seekers, and me...la dee da da...All of us under it's spell. Some think that it's probably blaaack ops maaagick...la dee da da..."

[unblock]

16. "Have you read Twitter? And have you seen Fox News? I hear them calling my naaaaame..."

"Is that a Russian yarn... that comes from a bot farm? I think they're one and the saaaaame"

[Champp]

23. Laaaa dee da da

[MuseRider]

17. Well done!

I use that song to sing different lyrics to one of my goats. It is his song. Yours works very well.

[MuseRider]

15. Mob

He has been watching and taking names for a very long time and all "his people" have as well.

I often ask myself how easy could it be to go against someone like *tfg* if your family was threatened? Many people could threaten and it would not mean much but this guy? I believe he still has enough people who are mob or mob-like to do the job for him.

[kentuck]

20. You think Democrats are not wary of the Russian mob?

They have their ways.

[MuseRider]

21. Of course.

Every single one is wary or already experiencing the joys of voting and speaking as told. Good job if you don't get yourself killed and you have no sense of shame.

I try real hard not to think about this much. Not the best response but....

[kentuck]

22. It's a depressing thought...

..but not totally without merit.

[MuseRider]

24. Ya

I know, that is where I am right now. Often actually.

[ananda]

19. Ask their stoopid trumperbase.

grrrr