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shadowmayor

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11. Representatives

Reply to Separation (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 09:10 PM

Sep 2018

The job of a representative is to do what is right, regardless of what their constituency feels. Otherwise, just let the mob rule. If he doesn't have enough balls to lead when his neck is on the line - I have zero respect for him. What a friggin' worm.

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Jeff Flake on 60 minutes "Not a chance Id call for investigation if I was running again." [View all] Separation Sep 2018 OP

I hope the Dems are listening. Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #1

They started that in Nixon's time RainCaster Sep 2018 #4

So the reaction to crappy behavior is to give it right back? mythology Sep 2018 #17

We've tried the high road dflprincess Sep 2018 #19

No one is smart enough to take the high ground to beat supreme evil. Baitball Blogger Sep 2018 #21

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #29

Spineless wussy RainCaster Sep 2018 #2

So he would decide to keep his seat rather than do the right thing. Power hungry? SharonAnn Sep 2018 #16

He would do the wrong thing in order to retain power? To do more wrong. SharonAnn Sep 2018 #20

Horrible bdamomma Sep 2018 #3

I'm glad he said that. dchill Sep 2018 #5

Well, there ya go. Kajun Gal Sep 2018 #6

So the whole elevator conversation wouldn't have changed him. mucifer Sep 2018 #7

Flake: "Doin the right thing SUCKS !! " uponit7771 Sep 2018 #8

He's right. The pressure on them from the base AND the party AND the Senators is immense.... Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #9

Lust for power wins over doing the right thing. What good is power? To do evil? SharonAnn Sep 2018 #18

I know. But history is full of this. People in power, even dying for it. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #24

EXACTLY... Raine Sep 2018 #25

Ah, an honest coward . . . hatrack Sep 2018 #10

Representatives shadowmayor Sep 2018 #11

Bwah HAH!1 Well, *that's* refreshing!1 UTUSN Sep 2018 #12

Which is a foreshadowing of Collins and Murkowski voting to confirm regardless of how sham-y RockRaven Sep 2018 #13

2020 is not that far off Zambero Sep 2018 #26

Basically admits he's a coward Thrill Sep 2018 #14

Listen, these assholes who make up the base have been waiting for this a long time ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #15

Flake is a craven idiot with no morals like trump and kavanaugh. Cha Sep 2018 #22

Situational ethics much? 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #23

If Larry Hogan were the Governor of South Carolina, Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #27

And now we know about The Conscience of a Conservative - no reason to read the book Raven123 Sep 2018 #28

Shocker Solly Mack Sep 2018 #30

Pres. Obama spent 8 years trying to reach across the aisle. NCjack Sep 2018 #31

Flake can forget any Presidential ambitions LibDemAlways Sep 2018 #32

Piece of shit, he is. pangaia Sep 2018 #33

What a lame ass excuse from a lame ass person. shanny Sep 2018 #34

Republican voters do Turbineguy Sep 2018 #35

So Kavanaugh will be confirmed and this was a pointless exercise. Surprise surprise. Neema Oct 2018 #36

That he frames it as "reaching across the aisle" is more than a little disturbing. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #37