Susan Collins is as useful as an "ashtray on a motorcycle."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Moderate, my ass. Every time a Republican is under siege she comes running to his or her rescue:

"Today's announcement is likely the inevitable conclusion of Director Comey's decision last July to bypass the longstanding protocols of the Justice Department and publicly announce the reasons he had decided not to recommend an indictment of Hillary Clinton and to offer his personal views of Mrs. Clinton's actions... Any suggestion that today's announcement is somehow an effort to stop the FBI's investigation of Russia's attempt to influence the election last fall is misplaced. The President did not fire the entire FBI; he fired the director."

-Susan Collins

Really, Susie:

“In fact, when I decided to just do it (fire Comey) , I said to myself, I said...You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story. It’s an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won.”

-Donald Trump

Take a nap.

[FarPoint]

1. We need 3 GOP Senators to switch Parties.

Serve their country and do what must be done.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. God said he would save Sodom if he could find fifty righteous men.

He couldn't find one. We will be just as successful.

[FarPoint]

5. Yea...I know.. just needed to say it..

Putting the seeds of Patriotic thoughts first.😀

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. It's funny...

I have seen the Bible dismissed as a handbook for living in an agrarian society which has no relevance to our own. But as a piece of literature it has some really good stuff.

[FarPoint]

8. I do agree with you there...

It has wisdom.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. There was this married man, a Fundy, who hit on my girlfriend.

I sent this to him anonymously under verse of the day:

And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It's better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.

- Mark 9:47

In a serious vein it sickens me how Evangelicals embrace him. He is everything Christ teaches them not to be. They love him because he hates the same people they do. That in itself is a problem as Christ teaches to love one's enemies.

[FarPoint]

16. Evangelical claimers only give lip service...

Veil of self righteous deception....group click mob mentality.

[pangaia]

11. Just sent an email to Chris(Shit goblin) Collins, my rep.

Not a senator, I know but..

"God said he would save Sodom if he could find fifty righteous men.
Are YOU one of those righteous men?
For the sake of all humanity, I certainly hope so."


Thanks for the idea.

[Orangepeel]

2. She's plenty useful to republicans

For exactly the reasons you cite

[DDySiegs]

4. That's an Insult to Ashtrays -- They Would Work if the Bike Were Stationary!

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. as is Burr. And McCain. And Graham.

[dalton99a]

9. Yep. They just talk to get themselves in the news, and they go back and vote with their leadership.

Useless attention whores

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. as useless as useless can be (to decency, anyway)

[Eyeball_Kid]

17. They're the "Lip Service" contingent. They're objective is to hold moderate Republicans in line.

Moderate Republicans hang on to mild rebukes of Trumpism by this small band of GOPers in Congress, as if there is hope of an autocorrection. There isn't. And Burr, McCain, et al, are just jaw-flapping. There is NOTHING behind their words.

[downeastdaniel]

13. As a 43 year vetereran of the Pine Tree State, I agree that Collins is waste of space. She never

Satisfies Me...only leaves me disappointed. We had a plan to replace her with a progressive Democrat, but the northern part of the state (tRUMP voters, y'known) swung the voters to keep her.

[Proud liberal 80]

14. There are no more republican moderates

They are all right wingers. Lincoln Chafee, Jin jeffords, and Arlen Spector were the last republican moderates and they all switched parties.

[NewRedDawn]

15. And dont expect "Katie Hepburn" Collins

to vote against Trumpkill either. Those fuckers will pass it with the way it looks even worse than the horrible house bill.

[calimary]

18. No kidding.

[Stuart G]

19. A New One..!!! About as Usful As..."An Astray on a Motorcycle"

....I thought I had seen them all....but a new one on 5/14/17....oh I need to add, a new one for me..

I doubt that one is totally new...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. That was one of the not off color idioms I am aware of.

[FailureToCommunicate]

21. Donald Trump just made it up.

First time it's EVER been used. Bigly.

[Stuart G]

23. "Bigly"...of course...just made up..."First time it's Ever been used..."Bigly"

[dawg]

22. And yet her so-called "blue" state keeps sending her back to D.C.

People, the problem goes way deeper than just Trump.

[karynnj]

24. Collins, Mccain and Graham prevented Trump from eliminating the methane rules that Obama

put in. This is a rare real win for us on climate change. It is real and without any one of these three, Pence would have broken the tie.

The fact is that to stop anything, we need 3 Republicans assuming we keep all the democrats, which is not a sure thing. That is why it is idiotic to attack Collins, who is not up for reelection until 2020. She is one of the few we can get on some issues. Obviously in 2020, we of course, should try to win her seat.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. My fidelity is and always will be to the truth. All other considerations are subsidiary.

My fidelity is and will always be to the truth. All other considerations are subsidiary. The road to Hell always starts with a lie. I would be a liar if I said this statement is anything but odious:

"Today's announcement is likely the inevitable conclusion of Director Comey's decision last July to bypass the longstanding protocols of the Justice Department and publicly announce the reasons he had decided not to recommend an indictment of Hillary Clinton and to offer his personal views of Mrs. Clinton's actions... Any suggestion that today's announcement is somehow an effort to stop the FBI's investigation of Russia's attempt to influence the election last fall is misplaced. The President did not fire the entire FBI; he fired the director."

And I don't want to go to Hell.

[karynnj]

26. I am not defending her comment, I am countering that she is NEVER useful

I agree that that is an odious comment. I also agree that it should discourage hope that Congressional Republicans will act against Trump. However, she did something very good on methane .. and climate change is a big deal.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. I hope she does the right thing on Trump Care.

Frankly I was shocked by her statement. It is so reflexive Chuck Grassley could have made it.

[heaven05]

28. +++NT

[Permanut]

29. As useful as a screen door on a submarine. n/t

[Locutusofborg]

30. American Conservative Union Rating

for Susan Collins, based on her actual votes cast on issues of primary concern to conservatives:
Lifetime rating for 20 years in Congress: 44.85% (100% is perfect conservatve/0 is perfect liberal)
2015 rating: 21%
2016 rating: 23%

Maine's other Senator, Angus King, an Independent has a 6.25% rating.
2015 rating: 0%
2016 rating: 8%

By way of contrast, Utah's Republican Senator Mike Lee votes conservative 100% of the time.
Hawaii's Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono votes conservative 0.80% of the time.