Sen. Flake: Country Over Party

[DesertRat]

Link to tweet

[sunonmars]

1. if he believed country over party, he would be launching impeachment proceedings or.....

voting against that tax bill

exposing Trump.......

switch parties....

This is just publicity bullshit.

[trotsky]

2. Yep. n/t

[SHRED]

4. Exactly

[gratuitous]

8. As a Senator, he can't sponsor impeachment proceedings

But yeah, he could have voted against that hand-scribbled tax bill, and encouraged others in his caucus to do the same. The only reason to pass the Senate bill is party over country.

[SeaDoo77]

25. Party Funders Over Country

The have mores.

[calimary]

32. Welcome to DU, SeaDoo77!

Yep. Party Over Country and definitely Party FUNDERS Over Country. Selling their souls for a tax cut. And climbing into bed with an accused pedophile. Just spiffy, 'eh?

[oberliner]

3. Except he voted for the tax bill

[diva77]

11. Yup, a vote for that "tax" bill was NOT a vote for Country

Does he believe people are stupid enough to think he's sincere?

[SergeStorms]

15. Like a $100 donation....

to a better qualified Democrat in Alabama is going to make up for the rape of the American taxpayers with the Republican "tax reform" giveaway package.

He must be a real flake to think this is going to fool anyone. Assclown!

[lame54]

5. In Fun With Dick And Jane...

The multi-millionaire wrote Dick a check for $100 as an insult

[madaboutharry]

9. Twitter is not impressed.

He is being called insincere and a cheapskate.

[madaboutharry]

6. Switch parties

and prove you really mean it.

[lame54]

7. Doug Jones should blow his nose in it and send it back

[poli-junkie]

10. Flake's going to run against Trump in 2020

He's positioning himself to be "Rabid-lite"

[DesertRat]

12. I think so too. nt

[MontanaMama]

29. With a name like Flake

I don’t think he will get too far.

[Yavin4]

13. As a senator, he cannot launch an impeachment

He could have voted against the tax bill though.

[progressoid]

14. Yep. n/t

[rpannier]

31. Yes. That was my thought

He could have voted against the Robbing Hood tax plan

[Ferrets are Cool]

16. Thank you but FU too

[Achilleaze]

17. On behalf of my fractal of America, thank you Senator Flake

He's sending a message of basic dignity to republican voters in Alabama. I think the timing of this is super important. Don't put the guy down for doing the right thing. You can spank him some other day for acting like a republican. But today he acted like an American.

[LisaM]

23. I agree with you.

I think it's an effective statement. Yes, of course I wish he voted differently on a lot of things, but I just think this sends a good message.

[erronis]

28. Agree. As we used to say: +++1

[wryter2000]

18. Nice first step

Now change your vote on the "tax" bill when it gets back to you.

[DFW]

19. Took the words right out of my mouth

If he doesn't, then his "country over party" sentiments can be considered to have had a shelf life of about ten minutes.

[AllyCat]

20. Fake Flake. He voted for the horrible tax bill.

He’s a phony and I am guessing this is fake.

[angrychair]

21. Voting against a pedophile to become a senator

Is easy and should require a pat on the back.

[First Speaker]

22. We should be grateful for any signs of sanity on the part of any Repub...

...yes, even if they voted for the Tax Bill. Even if they said X, even if they supported Y, even if they voted for Z. *Any* sanity, no matter how small, is welcome in today's America. Thank you, Senator Flake.

[flying-skeleton]

24. meaningless stunt

[SeaDoo77]

26. Screwing The Poor To Help The Rich Is Fine

He draws the line at pedophiles....

Conservativatism.

[Saviolo]

27. "Brave" Senator Flake

Gives a dressing-down to Trump only on his way out the door, but still votes with him over 90% of the time. This is a publicity stunt only. A token gesture to make us think he cares about anything but himself. He's still a party hardliner, and I'll believe any change when I see it.

Also, if endorsing a Democrat over a child molester is the only bar he has to cross to gain our approval, the bar has been lowered so far I can't even look at it any more.

[kairos12]

30. Except he sat next to Drumpt today the Prez supported Moore.

[Kajun Gal]

33. A hundred whole dollars!

Wow!

[kimbutgar]

34. I have a feeling flake is going to run for governor in Arizona after he leaves Senate

Just spent last week in Arizona. They are not happy with the coroporte lawyer. They are starting to gather signatures for a type of campaign disclosure act in the state. They are doing a grassroots drive and the response of volunteers have been overwhelming. And the letters to the editor in the Arizona Republic were all anti Twitler. Never read one positive letter in support of the
governor or president.