Corker, McCain, Graham

[Are_grits_groceries]

These are the 3 people speaking out about Russia and wanting to take action.
Damn them for all their prior actions and I do, but who else is stepping up now to join them?

You can cast doubt on their reasons but taking this position is not without risk to them. They do not represent people who dislike Trump.

These are not the heroes we need but for now they seem to be all we have. That should scare the shit out of you.

[Are_grits_groceries]

1. And Joe 'Effin Walsh.

He is the other person with a twitter storm about the Russian influence.
This country has gone crazy.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. yeah-- that the most bizarre one. Who would've thunk it?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. Pretty sure he was visited by three ghosts in the night.

Glenn Beck too. That's the only way I can explain that.

[mnmoderatedem]

2. it may be riskier for them NOT to take this stand

as the hypocrisy of them not going down this road is so blindingly obvious it may be damaging for republicans to say move along, nothing to see here.

And I'm sure McCain is not exactly buddies with Trump.

But support them in this endeavor I certainly will. Sometimes you have unlikely allies. Heck Pat Buchanan spoke out vehemently against going into Iraq at the time the buildup was growing. You just never know...

[spanone]

3. and the democrats are....???????

where the fuck are the democrats?

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. If I start in on them,

I may never stop.

[spanone]

5. grrrrr 😡

[Barack_America]

6. Well, Reid was the first to speak up.

But as for th rest...

I can understand for the average political disaster you'd let a party "deal with its own", but this is no ordinary situation.

[spanone]

9. harry just retired...

[Barack_America]

11. He's no longer a Democrat?

[rurallib]

16. no longer in office very soon

Where the hell is Schumer on this?

[mopinko]

34. he is in office now, and schumer is rounding up the thug members of

the intelligence community to demand an investigation.

[George II]

12. If you haven't heard about Democrats talking about this, you haven't been paying attention.

[TNNurse]

7. Corker said something???

Where is the link? I am having trouble believing it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

19. Wasn't Corker on the SOS short list? Nt

[TNNurse]

23. Yes he was

[malaise]

8. That should scare the shit out of you

Indeed

[Lucky Luciano]

10. I guess democrats are democratting.

...and people wonder why independents are not excited to join the party even for those independents that vote for democrats.

[oberliner]

14. Corker has not spoken out about Russia

Senator Bob Corker ?@SenBobCorker 14h14 hours ago
If it is Rex Tillerson, he is a very impressive individual.

Nothing about Russia from him anywhere.

[Are_grits_groceries]

15. Really?

He said he intends to hold hearings.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/08/republicans-ready-to-launch-wide-ranging-probe-of-russia-despite-trumps-stance/?utm_term=.c37e76b0c601

[oberliner]

18. Did you read what he actually said according to that article?

"We’re definitely going to look at it”

Notice how his tune changed once he was being considered for SoS.

[tnlurker]

20. Next year...Not much help

The article says he will look into it next year. In other words, zero help to keep Trump from taking office.


Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) also said he intends to hold hearings next year into alleged Russian hacking. Corker is on Trump’s shortlist for secretary of state, according to the Trump transition team.

[oberliner]

25. Yes, exactly

He is far from a hero on this front.

[Are_grits_groceries]

27. Well, you win!

I am so bloody tired of getting beat down about everything. I spend my time here alone trying to ignore my moronic Trumpkin relatives. Hard to do with what they post.
Here I get nitpicked to death over crap.
I am going to just stop because my last nerve has been reached.
Satisfied?

[Cooley Hurd]

29. grits, NGU!

[Are_grits_groceries]

30. Thanks! Nt

[oberliner]

32. Huh?

I'm just saying, I admire that Graham and McCain have made strong and definitive statements on this subject, while Corker has not.

Not trying to beat anyone down - just wanted to express my opinion.

Much respect to the other two Republicans on that list.

[gordianot]

21. There are a lot of jobs that in the country that need to be filled.

Currently upset with Trump no problem lots of jobs available for the asking.

Employment requirements:

1. Any relative, friend, of a Republican operative that is referred and maintains good relationships with said operative.

2. Are you able to wake up each morning and become mobile?

3. Are you able to acquire enough documentation to prove or allow you to be in the United States legally?

4. Are you generally considered among the living?

5. You are not an immediate candidate for death row?

6. You kiss the small hand of the God Emperor of Trump Tower and offer the fealty for life of said candidate and yourself on pain of death for any violation. You never provoke the God Emperor to write a holy tweet against you.

7. All requirements are negotiable with enough cash and or willingness to serve as a body servant and not complain about a good squeeze.

8. You do not invoke "loser status".

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Schumer doesn't chair any committees

nor do any Democrats. It's up to those who care on the other side to step up.

[Cracklin Charlie]

33. I kinda think it's a good move to make the Republicans comment on this information.

They should all be made to comment on whether or not they can support a President who seems to be closely tied to Putin's Russia, and who may have been elected because of Russian involvement in the election. If they don't come down against these actions, it could spell real problems for their political future.

How could any American possibly show support or respect for this President-elect? Wouldn't showing support for him, and his stolen election, play as siding against America? This is a real problem for the GOP. I think their only option is to disavow him, and that could be very dangerous for them politically, and for their agenda.

Make his own party call him what he is. They put him there.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Yes

They cannot continue reveling in their spite job of silence while being blinded to the danger of losing our sovereignty to foreign powers. As some commentators have pointed out, they leave themselves open to black mail.

I also see that MIRT took care of whatever I responded to.

[ecstatic]

26. Umm... Corker (via Twitter): "If it is Rex Tillerson, he is a very impressive individual."

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenBobCorker/status/807738091607887872

Is that the right Corker, or is there another one? Because right now it's looking like we're f*cked if that's all we have. I assume it's unnecessary to reiterate Tillerson's direct ties to Putin.

[bullwinkle428]

28. Where the fuck is Marco Rubio? Wasn't he one of the hard-core hawks

against Putin at one time?

[JCMach1]

31. Maro whichever way the wind blows...

and yes, he blows