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FreeStateDemocrat

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10. If it may cost them re-election in 2018 they'll cover their asses and vote against it out of

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 05:51 PM

Mar 2017

purely selfish survival in power motives. Otherwise they give a fuck who it hurts or kills, even if it's millions of Americans. The rest figure it will be forgotten or bull shitted away by 2020 and/or they are more afraid of der Fuhrer.

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Who will the decent Republican senators be? If any? [View all] Stuart G Mar 2017 OP

none Afromania Mar 2017 #1

Beat me by eyelash! old guy Mar 2017 #2

Perhaps you are correct..but I think there will be a few. Stuart G Mar 2017 #3

They got nothing. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #4

Yes, you are right..nothing..bull sh*t .. Stuart G Mar 2017 #8

TBD lame54 Mar 2017 #5

There is only one Thrill Mar 2017 #6

"Decent Republican" is an oxymoron - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #7

The words "decent" & "Republican," GWC58 Mar 2017 #9

If it may cost them re-election in 2018 they'll cover their asses and vote against it out of FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #10

Sadly...when originally presented...no Republicans in House or Senate..voted for the ACA Stuart G Mar 2017 #11

I've been waiting and waiting. It's so depressing... LAS14 Mar 2017 #12

"Party of evil." Stuart G Mar 2017 #14

Yeah... madinmaryland Mar 2017 #17

Decent...there are none...but want to keep their seat...enough to stop this mess. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #13

Decent Republican senators? Now there's an oxymoron for you. Jack-o-Lantern Mar 2017 #15

The three who are currently expressing strong concerns. One is Susan Collins pnwmom Mar 2017 #16

Lisa Murkowski? Dean Heller? crazycatlady Mar 2017 #19

It may not come to a vote in the Senate--not in anything like its present form, anyway DFW Mar 2017 #18

Susan Collins isn't supporting it Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #20

Members of the Greedy Old Party? WinkyDink Mar 2017 #21