"Oh my God, I just want to go home... I've missed our entire trip to to the beach." --Sen. John Fetterman

[AStern]

John Fetterman when asked about timing of vote that will cost millions health care and food on the table, destroy industries and jobs:

"Oh my God, I just want to go home... I've missed our entire trip to to the beach."

It is noon on a Monday.

Fetterman not really happy with Dems forcing the clerk to read the bill: “it’s not like it’s pathetic to force the clerk to read it or anything”

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev.bsky.social) 2025-06-28T20:45:17.862Z

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Spend more time with your family

Resign, so we can elect a better Democrat to take your place.

[Omnipresent]

23. This!

[Skittles]

2. Fetterman needs a vacation

A VERY LONG ONE

[Demovictory9]

17. Yeah...

[Captain Zero]

27. Resign and sign up for Medicaid, Johnny boy.

I haven't been to A beach for 30 years.

[dem4decades]

34. Doesn't he have a preexisting condition? Let him find Healthcare after they gut the system.

[IbogaProject]

41. 6 years min to get Fed Pension as a Senator

He will ride that gravy train through his first term sadly.

[BonnieJW]

54. I know some people in Philly and

They told me he is now hated in the state

[drmeow]

3. Tell that to the people

already working 2 or 3 jobs just to make ends meet now who are going to be f**ked by this bill.

[Ping Tung]

4. He'd be less dangerous on a beach than in the senate.

[Luciferous]

5. Do your fucking job... and if you

don't want to do it resign!

[RockRaven]

6. So resign. Nobody is preventing you. If you don't want to be there, quit.

This is very simple: having that job is an affirmative choice, not a default or fallback. If you don't want to do that job the way it exists, don't pursue or keep that job. Not for a minute.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I do not believe Mr. Fetterman is cut out to be a Senator.

[aocommunalpunch]

8. Jesus fucking Christ.

Are Dems in array yet? What a clusterfuck.

[BoRaGard]

9. Go home. Let a real democrat take your seat.

what a disappointment

[rubbersole]

10. The biggest disappointment since Sinema.

I thought he'd be a major force for good.

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Does the 25th Amendment apply to other elected officials?

Dems must be extraordinarily frustrated and unnerved by his behavior since his stroke. Could Josh Shapiro appt a Dem to replace him, even temporarily?

[tritsofme]

13. No, a senator's term can only end early due to resignation, expulsion, or death.

[Ocelot II]

14. No, the only way to get rid of a senator other than an election

is for the Senate to expel him, which neither party would want to do. GOP wants him because he's so often on their side and Dems want him for the head count.

[Oopsie Daisy]

12. Maybe he's considering resigning.

[Traildogbob]

18. Not until After he is

Eligible for retirement fund and health care. Which is nowhere near what working people need to put in before we get back our investment.
And ours can be stolen or just ended. Never happen to retired “law makers”.
What stupid title for these thrives, law makers. FFS.

[Emile]

15. Fetterman needs to resign his office.

[CousinIT]

16. If he doesn't want to do his job he can always leave. nt

[MLAA]

19. By all means make it easier and more secretive to pass the damn bill so he can go to the beach after devastating

the poorest and plenty of the elderly.

I hesitate to condemn Fetterman since he is clearly not in good mental health. Up this let them eat cake moment was too much for me to ignore.

Edited to correct typo

[Aepps22]

20. If He Resigns He Can Get His Wish

This guy should resign and take all of the vacation time he wants. Don’t respect what he’s doing.

[Autumn]

21. Poor guy has the most difficult job in the world.

Sofucking sad for him. He shouldjust retire sohe can have all the free time he wants. Jobs are hard!!!

[PunkinPi]

22. Video from Bluesky here...

I have zero compassion reg your missed trip to the beach

— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2025-06-30T17:12:14.990Z

Acting like a big baby while the country burns. PA should've elected Lamb or Kenyatta.

[xmas74]

24. I wonder about how much damage that stroke caused

Reports have been that there's been a big personality change since it happened.

[orangecrush]

58. This

[yardwork]

65. Something is very wrong.

[W_HAMILTON]

70. Sinema didn't have a stroke.

The ones that started from the left and are now failing us are these johnny-come-lately new progressive types whose credentials are that they call themselves progressives.

I fear that we will see even more of these turncoats in the future as certain progressives focus more on the label and the age rather than proven experience and progressive accomplishments of a candidate.

[Frasier Balzov]

25. Declare victory and go home.

That seems to be where this is coming from.

[Samael13]

26. He really needs to retire

Im not sure he's physically or mentally fit to do this job he might have been when he decided to run but not since his stroke and breakdown

[Captain Zero]

28. It's not like he's standing up to dear leader

And no one wants to see him in a Speedo.

[calimary]

29. Hey, John, you didn't realize this job the voters gave you involves a lot of work?

C’mon!!!

That job of yours that comes with a lot of work was evidently something you thought was very much worth having! So much worth having that you campaigned like crazy all over your state and spent tons of money to get it.

Your voters sure thought so. Wonder how many of them STILL think so.

But, that said, I suppose we have to remember that just about ANY Democrat is better than ANY Republican, no matter how wrong-headed, neglectful, or dismissive the Democrat turns out to be.

[Grim Chieftain]

30. He should be ashamed

It's an honor to represent the people. I wish I had all the money back i donated to him

[RobinA]

31. I'm Sorry For Fetterman

and the two major almost concurrent health blows he's taken. He's been slammed, because they both came AFTER he started down the Senate path. However, I do think he needs to take some time to evaluate the reality of his situation. Things change, especially after a major brain insult. If he doesn't want to be a Senator he should resign after a long talk with Shapiro. His priorities may have changed, in which case he needs to do something that is more in line with his new interests. It does nobody any good to have a Senator who would rather be somewhere else.

[dalton99a]

32. "I hate being a Senator"

[senseandsensibility]

33. He sounds like a spoiled middle school student

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Whiny, entitled and clueless is no way to go through life, "Senator".

[et tu]

35. 'i will vote no'

let's see if that stands~
there may be hope

[maxsolomon]

36. Perhaps Fetterman wasn't aware before he won the job: THE SENATE SUCKS.

It has always been so.

[AverageOldGuy]

37. How about . . .

. . . a PERMANENT trip to the beach?? So leave already, resign, let a real Democrat have the seat.

[Passages]

38. Huge wake up call.

The senator is not well. This is tragic and will cost the public a great deal as well.

No intervention?

[KPN]

39. This guy has truly lost his mind. So sad.

[ImNotGod]

40. Another reminder that states must fully vet those running for Democratic office. nt

[Littlered]

42. I'm seeing anything to be outraged over.

Between the cons dragging it out to meet Trump’s 4th of July timeline and Schumer forcing the reading. It’s doing nothing more than inconveniencing the Democrats. The bills passage is a forgone conclusion at this point. There is nothing more he (or any dem) can do to stop the inevitable. I’d be frustrated too. As this like rubbing salt into a wound in slow motion.

[Happy Hoosier]

51. That's a terrible take.

The last thing we need is for Democrats to just admit defeat and go home with their tail between their legs. At the very least, rage against the dying of the light.

I'm sick of the fucking defeatism.

[Littlered]

66. I can relate to your statement.

It’s probably due to the nature of my profession. Not so much defeatism as a lack or tact.

[Torchlight]

59. I don't think it's outrage, just resigned annoyance

Unless you're referring to Fetterman himself, and yah- he seems pretty outraged about missing his summer vacation and having to remain at work.

[GaYellowDawg]

43. Poor fucking baby.

How about those who will be missing their Medicaid? Little more important than your fucking beach trip. What a whiny shithead.

[JCMach1]

44. He should do the work, or resign

[Paladin]

45. Do yourself and the decent part of the nation a favor, Fetterman: Leave and don't come back. (nt)

[The Third Doctor]

46. He will have all of the personal time he wants

Soon.

[JMCKUSICK]

47. Gosh, why not just give these representatives

Medicaid for their insurance and see how fast their vote changes.
Another example of the huge chasm between talking the talk and walking the walk.
With all the fear and uncertainty everywhere today, it only shows the complete disconnect even with Dems from what real life looks like

[no_hypocrisy]

48. That's rather damning.

[Gimpyknee]

49. At least Lurch voted no.

[dlk]

50. Someone is highly ill-suited for their job

Nevermind children will starve and people will die, let’s go to the beach!

[bamagal62]

52. Boo hoo

You lazy, self centered POS.

[synni]

53. "Whine on, harvest moon!"

To quote George H.W. Bush.

[nowforever]

55. You would think

his experience with the stroke would open up the compassionate side of his nature not the selfish. His lean to the right is quite disheartening.

[DFW]

56. I think the poor man is in over his head, and somewhat confused

He is not, or else is no longer aware that the job of US Senator is a full time job. Emphasis on "full."

If anyone from your staff reads our board, Senator, please pass this on:

Senator, literally millions of people in your state elected you to do that full time job. There are over six million people in Pennsylvania who want the other six plus million under-educated, undernourished, and without adequate health care. Those "other" six plus million people NEED representation in the US Senate, and that's you. The hours sometimes suck. I know. Four friends of mine have the same job that you do, just from other states. Don't forget, the perks are sometimes pretty wonderful, too. But what you aspired to was the job of Senator. If you want a job at the beach, go put in for lifeguard. You won't even have to raise money for your campaign, and your hours at the beach are "pretty much as much as you could possibly want."

And here's the good part: no one will think the worse of you if you do go for "lifeguard," and, frankly, quite a few will breathe a sigh of relief--possibly yourself included. At least consider it. I can wait for your decision, although the Pennsylvania Democrats might feel differently.

If you think I'm full of shit, well, congratulations. You are not alone. But do everyone a favor--seek treatment, and like yesterday.

[orangecrush]

57. Asshole

My Senator, unfortunately

[Bristlecone]

60. At least we know he's wearing comfortable cloths

This guy had absolutely lost it.

[baddie]

61. Maybe let's see it thru his eyes...

This is the week of the Fourth. Maybe he had plans...Sure sounds like it...

[Cha]

63. Fetterman's job for the People of PA

and America are more important than other "plans".

[W_HAMILTON]

71. Then he should go tell his newfound Republican friends to stop trying to rush this bill through before the Fourth...

...rather than chastising Democrats for doing all they can to prevent its passage.

[sakabatou]

62. Tots and pears, Fetterman

[Rebl2]

64. You signed

Up for the job so just suck it up. If you don’t like it, I would be more than happy to see you QUIT!!!

[Takket]

67. oh do fuck ALL the way off with that shit, Senator

Maybe if you don't like politics you shouldn't be a politician.

[yellowcanine]

68. Maybe you and Ted Cruz could go to Cancun?

[Emile]

69. He says he's not going to vote for the bill.

[Joinfortmill]

72. The stroke affected his mind.

[Jersey Devil]

73. Reminds me of Chris Christie on the beach when they were closed for Covid