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Qutzupalotl

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26. In case they didn't get enough votes to remove.

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Reply #25)

Sat Feb 8, 2020, 08:04 PM

Feb 2020

That’s a high bar. Look what they did to Romney.

According to Sherrod Brown, they are all afraid to speak out publicly or do anything remotely heroic for fear of retaliation. Jeff Flake said much the same thing: a secret ballot would have convicted Trump.

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Yes bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #21

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Fear of failure. Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #22

yeah bullshit coeur_de_lion Feb 2020 #25

In case they didn't get enough votes to remove. Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #26

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+1 Very insightful response (n/t) Pluvious Feb 2020 #33

ding ding ding!...... +1 nt Hotler Feb 2020 #28

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tRump bdamomma Feb 2020 #11

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