WTF is wrong with Republican Senators?

[milestogo]

Some of them have known and worked with Joe Biden for decades. And they can't make a phone call to congratulate him or even a tweet?

What a bunch of lowlife losers.

[MiniMe]

1. They are Republicans

[TheBlackAdder]

32. Completely debased and without any virtuousness.

[Sherman A1]

84. Precisely

That explains it all.

[BlueJac]

2. Spineless!

Cowards

[Claustrum]

3. They are scared of Trump's cult followers.

They need those people.

[KS Toronado]

62. Yep, they're scared of their own voters with their 2nd Amendment rights.

Why can't repugs go out in public without a gun? Asking for a friend who does.

[Alacritous Crier]

77. I think it may be...

a combination of that and actual kompromat that exists.

[bluestarone]

4. Their TRUE COLORS are showing

ONLY answer i guess!

[BusyBeingBest]

5. Terrified of the zombie cult coming for them if they do.

Also, they're low-class pieces of shit.

[GB_RN]

63. No-class

Pieces of shit.

FIFY!😁👍

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Traitors to the core

[Saboburns]

7. The clue is in the name

REPUBLICAN Senators.

[CottonBear]

8. They are power hungry and treasonous, plus Putin has kompromat on them.

[RKP5637]

15. Yep, exactly!!! The are dangerous and are subversives ... and it's easy to see that

just casually watching most of them in action.

[sdfernando]

37. I've said this all a long

It would be folly to think that the "KGB" only compromised the DNC email system. I'm 10000% positive they also got the RNC as well. They are using each in a way that will benefit them.

[catrose]

75. Yes, I figure they're auditioning to be Trump 2, the next Russian asset

[Ponietz]

86. Dirty money

I suspect Russia laundered and funneled millions to them through the NRA and other PACs.

[crickets]

95. THIS is also a big, big part of the problem. nt

[UpInArms]

9. Traitorous behavior is first nature to them

eom

[klook]

10. Scared to death of MAGAts

It will take years to be rid of Trump’s toxic legacy.

[RKP5637]

11. Many of them IMO are subversives! They will not support Biden or his agenda, and

Moscow Mitch will block any action all the way during Biden's term. And relative to the country and the population, the senate's view is fuck them.

[BKDem]

12. It's unbelievable. And unforgivable.

[still_one]

13. Two have done so, and except for cruz and graham who have behaved outrageously, the

rest have remained silent

That silence is message enough that they are not supporting him

[flor-de-jasmim]

14. Well, now we know they have NO shred of decency or decorum.

[RKP5637]

23. They could care less about the future of the US and/or the populace. In short, most are

selfish assholes. And that's been witnessed over and over again ... all most of them want to do is divide the country. And look at who their leader is, Moscow Mitch, the TURDtle!

[Phoenix61]

16. I think they are in shock.

This wasn’t supposed to happen. They were planning on grifting their way through their terms. Now, they’ll actually have to work. All those subpoenas they ignored because DOJ wouldn’t enforce them.... They know what’s in the Mueller report and a lot of other things and now we will too.

[KS Toronado]

60. Yes, they know whats in the Mueller report and it's ugly.

Come Jan. or Feb. the world will know whats in the Mueller report. Should make all Republican
congresspersons look like liars and thieves and other ugly things.

[Walleye]

17. Face it Republicans hate democracy.

They can’t even say the word Democratic for some reason

[area51]

31. +1 n/t

[BComplex]

18. Steve Schmidt is right: they've all signed on to a fascist agenda, and they're obviously going

to follow Mitch McConnell's dictates to the bowels of hell.

This needs to be made clear to the idiots who watch make-believe news.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

97. This. 👆

[dchill]

19. Their megalomaniacal treason trumps your Constitution.

[poli-junkie]

20. I think TrumPutin has Kompromat on each

which is why they never have, nor never will, stick their necks out to acknowledge that Biden won. THEY ARE COMPLICIT IN THE CORRUPTION.

[matt819]

21. He needs to do everything possible

to circumvent McConnell. And as he has served in the Senate for many years and in the White House for 8 years, he knows the ropes. I'm sure he has the legal arguments lined up. And the Executive Orders. And the list of Acting Secretaries.

[SheltieLover]

22. Kompromat

Russians hacked both Dem & repuke emails.

None are living with ingetrity among repukes.

[Tactical Peek]

24. The material the Russians hacked from the RNC etc has never been publicly released.

I wonder why.

[NoMoreRepugs]

25. This is what the RePutinicans have become. Deal with it. There will NEVER be reconciliation.

I know never is a long time. But in todays world a decade is FOREVER.

[old guy]

26. This is who they are, have been and always will be.

[2naSalit]

27. Fear of being exposed for their crimes.

[Budi]

30. Yup. It is how Trump has operated all his life. Threats & deals.

[Budi]

28. I believe every one of them accepted laundered foreign money for their campaigns.

Putin's got the receipts & so does Deutsch Bank.

They made a loyalty pact with the devil & they all go down if they break that contract.
All for #1 & the consequences of disloyalty were clearly defined & accepted.

I think that's just the beginning of their problems, should Trump go down he takes them all with him.

[BarbD]

42. I believe you are right.

Unfortunately, we have to acknowledge there will never be any compromise or any idea of working together for the good of the country.

They are the Russian Republican party. Traitors all.

[Salviati]

29. Good. It's lets Joe know where they stand right from the jump.

The more they break norms and dig their heels in, the faster he'll give up on trying to work with them.

I mean he was certainly going to try, he is Joe Biden after all, but I also think that he's no fool. He was there in the Obama administration, and if they slap away the hand that he offers them, then I think he's ready to do whatever needs to be done.

[Budi]

33. Indeed. Joe Biden is nobody's fool & they all know it too.

They now sit between loyalty to Joe Biden & loyalty to Trump, who will take them all down if he falls.

The Deal of a Lifetime is now staring them all in the face.
What to do...what to do...😬

[crickets]

96. +1

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

34. They have no grace, no class, no honor, and no integrity.

Never trust a Republican.

[spanone]

35. Corrupt as it gets

[not_the_one]

36. They are doing it because NONE of them have been held accountable,

since Nixon.

They have gotten away with almost every attempt to turn this country into a biblical state, for POWER. Their actions show they don't give a damn about the actual teachings of Christ.

They, rightly, take offense at the Islamic State (purposely confusing it with the Islamic religion), while trying their best to turn THIS country into an American equivalent.

They use the bible and the flag to wrap themselves, while destroying this country's foundations.

And nothing is done.

Sadly, (if we do nothing) I think this may be our last dance, last chance, for love... (SING it Donna). The lights come on in a few minutes, and we get to see the reality that has been covered up by all the diversions, that will take decades and generations to undo. We get to see what he, and they (GOP), have wrought.

That is IF we do nothing.

Biden needs to explain all his actions, and why (he has plenty of proof), but be willing to do what HAS to be done. He will MEAN it when he says "this hurts me a lot more than it hurts you", as he administers some SERIOUS punishment.

And the republicans can just "get over it".

[ezgoingrl]

38. They are cowards

They can't give an inch on their politics or their religion at this point. Their politics and their religion are so intertwined that if one starts to unravel both are at risk of collapse.

[Illumination]

39. Could be some of them are having huge garage sales & preparing for prison life...

[infullview]

40. I know how we can make sure the Democrats take the senate.

Simply investigate their connections to Russia and other various griftting activities. Look at Mitch, for god sakes, he made deals with Deripaska, and I'm sure took money from him. All they have to do is start connecting the dots and remove these assholes one by one.

[bucolic_frolic]

41. No, they're just beholden to someone el$e

We still haven't probed their source, or seen the tax returns.

[SergeStorms]

43. The answer lies in your question.

Question: WTF is wrong with Republican Senators?

Answer: They're republican senators.

[RobertDevereaux]

44. By blocking a smooth transition . . .

By blocking a smooth transition, the GOP is digging its deep grave even deeper and guaranteeing more preventable deaths.

[Statistical]

45. They are cowards and afraid of the MAGAts.

They have lost control of the monster. The extremist wing of voters rule the party now. If you piss them off you lose your job.

[AlexSFCA]

46. Murkowski did congratulate him and vowed to work with him

I know we can continue to hate on collins but she deserves as much credit in saving ACA as McCain. For some reason, McCain gets all the credit. I believe that as long as bills are brought to the senate floor, we will have at least two gop senators voting with us - murkowski and collins. This would give us the needed 50 (if GA runoffs don’t play out). The problem is mcconnel is unlikely to bring any bills to the floor. Now that he won reelection and doesn’t have to face voters for 6 years, he has no incentive to anything at all. Not like he ever cares about his constituents. He only cares about large donors.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

47. Power mad and without conscience.

They are going to emulate the loser to their bitter end.

[yuiyoshida]

48. They are all COWERING in fear from Trump

They must have nightmares at night of TRUMP slowly EATING them away ....

[LeftInTX]

49. The final decision as to who becomes the next president rests on Capitol Hill.

The decision as to who becomes president rests with those who operate under the Big White Dome on Capitol Hill.

The following explains what happens in Congress over the next few months as it goes about certifying the next president.

The Constitution makes Congress the ultimate arbiter determining which candidate wins each state. Congress must approve certificates of election from all 50 states. You may have thought November 3rd was the most important date on the election calendar. But a more crucial date is December 14, dictated by an obscure, Byzantine, 1887 law: The Electoral Count Act.

snip

Presuming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is re-elected to her leadership role, she and Vice President Mike Pence, in his capacity as President of the Senate, would co-preside over the joint session. Pence’s term doesn’t expire until January 20. And, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution mandates that “the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall be counted.”

The 12th Amendment also says “the person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President.” But Congress must agree to all of this. And remember, Pence is the one running the show at this stage.

Do not underestimate the role of the vice president at this critical stage.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/how-congress-certifies-electoral-college-results-what-to-know

Since McConnell is involved here, you know they will try this. At least Pence is presiding, but I'm sure McConnell is pulling the strings!

[marieo1]

50. My Opinion

They are probably already planning how to undo President Biden's presidency, just like they did President Obama's. They are all a bunch of creeps and none of them are patriots who believe in our constitution or ever deserve a chance to run for office again!!!

[dlk]

51. Kompromat?

All of the Russian dark money...

[Bettie]

52. What is wrong with them?

Far, far too much to detail in a post here.

So, I'll just go with moral bankruptcy.

[irisblue]

53. #RobPortmanHasNoSpine

Millions & millions of Koch Brother Dark Money has protected him from Ohio voters too long

[LW1977]

54. They are and remain a cancer to this country.

[krkaufman]

55. glass half full...

Hopefully this behavior will help convince Biden not to look to GOP members of the Senate for bipartisan cooperation.

[pandr32]

56. +1,000,000,000

This kind of cult behavior does not belong in our government.

[NewJeffCT]

57. almost all of them want to be president

and don't want to piss off Trump and his base.

[Postal Grunt]

58. They're lining up..

They're lining up to make themselves relevant for a 2024 run at the WH. Civility isn't a prerequisite for a Republican candidate.

[Cosmocat]

59. Yes, these POSs

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/world/asia/white-house-faults-gop-senators-letter-to-irans-leaders.html

[Jarqui]

61. I don't trust them

They may be up to something with Trump

[Reader Rabbit]

64. Vlad has kompromat on all of them?

And they are terrified that Trump will blab. It doesn't matter that he won't be president anymore. They can't risk his diarrhea of the mouth, so they will be craven, compromised cowards* for the remainder of their lives.

*Yes, the alliteration was intended.

[aidbo]

65. Are people just now waking up to the fact that the Republican Party are fascists?

[Person of Interest]

66. The problem with Republiklan senators are their respective voters.

These senators avoid doing anything without the consent of their voters.

The real problems starts with Republiklan voters.

[Fla Dem]

67. And yet everyone is calling for us to be the unifiers and uniters.

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So we're supposed to lick their boots, the ones that can't even call Joe Biden or their Senate colleague Kamala Harris, to offer their congratulations.

Pathetic.

But then that's what the Dems' role has always been, Obama did it, Clinton did it. Even to the point of appointing Republicans to Cabinet posts. Reach out a hand to the opposition just to have it slapped back at us.

[VOX]

68. Their core "values" cannot thrive in a democracy.

Their central identity — white supremacy, xenophobia, sexism, militant dominionist Christian theology, nationalism, privatization, unbridled deregulation, abandonment of healthcare and education, firearms saturation, an uber-wealthy ruling class— has reached a point so extreme that it cannot function in a democratic republic.

The majority of Americans are opposed to this far-right agenda, so it can only be applied via force by a minority. They had four years of Trump, and they used that time to reshape the courts and send wealth upstream. It was a holiday for them.

But now that holiday is drawing to a close, and they are mad as all hell, for only within a fascist oligarchy can their toxic ideals flourish. They can dress it up with flags and bibles, and call it “liberty,” but it’s fascism regardless.

[usajumpedtheshark]

69. The virtues of personal honor and keeping one's word are extinct in the GOP

[muntrv]

70. They are repukes.

[StarryNite]

71. They truly are deplorable.

[TryLogic]

72. The shop keeper who is seriously threatened by the local mob will refuse to testify.

[Ponietz]

73. Sedition on its face: 7 Senators and a Representative went to Moscow on July 4, 2018

Did Vlad summon them?

Prostrate Eight:

—Sens. Richard C. Shelby (Ala.),
—Steve Daines (Mont.),
—John Hoeven (N.D.),
—John Neely Kennedy (La.),
—Jerry Moran (Kan.),
—John Thune (S.D.),
—Ron Johnson, (Wis.), plus
—Rep. Kay Granger (Tex.).

[Scalded Nun]

74. They are traitors and they are schemers

They now will look to Mitch McConnell to do what Trump could not do: Block a successful Joe Biden presidency. To not expect their behavior to change from that of the last 12 years. If we cannot succeed in Georgia I expect at least he next 2 years to be an administration governed by executive orders and any other actions that do not REQUIRE senate concurrence.

[In It to Win It]

76. The list of what's wrong with them is way too long

[panfluteman]

78. Maybe It's More Than Just Their Being Lowlife Losers.

There may actually be something more sinister and seditious afoot. And we must be constantly vigilant during this transitional period. As Mayor Pete said, defeating Trump may be a lot easier than defeating Trumpism. Just think - the corrupt, power hungry Republicans just came to within a hair's breadth of a fascist takeover of our country. It would probably be extremely naive to assume that they would not now try to resort to extra-electoral means to facilitate that takeover.

[CrispyQ]

87. America's Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent

America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent
Trump was ineffective and easily beaten. A future strongman won’t be.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Zeynep Tufekci
Contributing writer at The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/trump-proved-authoritarians-can-get-elected-america/617023/

snip...

Make no mistake: The attempt to harness Trumpism—without Trump, but with calculated, refined, and smarter political talent—is coming. And it won’t be easy to make the next Trumpist a one-term president.

more...

At the moment, the Democratic Party risks celebrating Trump’s loss and moving on—an acute danger, especially because many of its constituencies, the ones that drove Trump’s loss, are understandably tired. A political nap for a few years probably looks appealing to many who opposed Trump, but the real message of this election is not that Trump lost and Democrats triumphed. It’s that a weak and untalented politician lost, while the rest of his party has completely entrenched its power over every other branch of government: the perfect setup for a talented right-wing populist to sweep into office in 2024. And make no mistake: They’re all thinking about it.

[wiggs]

79. They have always envisioned a pathway through this. Perhaps they had faith that

the WH would cheat his way through the election (probably tried and failed) and now hear that there's a scorched earth path that seems credible?

Perhaps they know Trump has the goods on McConnell, NRA, GOP, RNC and will burn it all down if not sufficiently supported?

No matter the reason, they aren't acting in best interests of their constituents. I hope there are investigations.

[cab67]

80. They're between a rock and another rock.

If they congratulate Biden, they risk pissing off Trump's base. They would be primaried, and quite possibly lose, if they did that.

But acting in a way that mollifies Trump's base makes them look childish, which could be used against them in a general election.

This was far more in evidence in 2018 than this year, when some of the more rabid Trump supporters got the heave-ho, but I do think it's having an impact. Some Republican candidates went to great lengths this year to pretend they were independent of Trump, or even critical of him.

I have no idea what things will look like in 2022 - but neither do they, and they're trying to keep their cards wet. Or their powder close to the chest. Or whatever confused metaphor seems to work for this otherwise horrid year.

[Baked Potato]

81. They are be-clowning like a mofo.

[jcgoldie]

82. why would they change now

none of them were held accountable in the election.

[appmanga]

83. They are partisan cowards...

...and anyone who believes Mitch McConnell is going to be any more cooperative and conciliatory with Biden than he was with Obama is delusional. Moscow Mitch is as much of an authoritarian as Trump and much more effective. In McConnell's view, only Republicans get to choose judges, decide if a Cabinet member is sufficiently "moderate", and put aside any bill from the House that doesn't cater to his anti-Democracy whims. Without a Senate to support him, Biden will be hobbled, and the country knows this, so the Senate results, for me, have the stink of incredulity. How these guys are consistently able to legitimately hit their electoral inside straights in the face of circumstances and public opinion strains plausibility. These Senators are more afraid of McConnell than they are of Trump.

[patphil]

85. Trump has infected all of them with his callous, don't give a shit attitude.

They have sold their souls and are no longer able to feel love anymore.
They are completely self-serving.

[Iggo]

88. Greed. Fear.

[LymphocyteLover]

89. they are the party of TRAITORS under Trump

fuck them all!!!

[apnu]

90. They are terrified of being primaried from the right.

This is what the Tea Bagger morphed into Qanon assholery really is.

[MustLoveBeagles]

91. You answered you own question

What a bunch of lowlife losers.

[Escurumbele]

92. KOMPROMAT

Because trump the goon is a mafioso, I believe that greed and thirst for power has made some of these corrupt republicans do things they are now afraid of coming to light, and although they have to have no sense of consequence, they do now know who the con is and they know he will expose them without a second thought.

I feel we are going to learn so much when these goons leave the white house.

My only fear is thinking about how much information will trump give Putin about the USA? This traitor is capable of anything, and from now to January 20th we should expect the worst.

[crickets]

99. "I feel we are going to learn so much when these goons leave the white house."

So do they. Some of them are outright terrified of what the future holds for them.

[Ferrets are Cool]

93. They are scum.

Pond scum.

[BobTheSubgenius]

94. WTF is wrong?

I think the phrase "Republican Senators" pretty much covers it.

Seriously, though...i might be a bit of a rush to judgement, but are they STILL afraid of the Wrath of Con? I always assumed that was cowing a lot of them into silence or even acquiescence, but now that has to be fading, doesn't it?

Perhaps they were always like this, and learned how to behave in public, or they might have become this and haven't found the way back...and may never, which is the worst.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

98. Current Russiapublicans want to destroy our form of government. They want to rule.

They do not compromise except to advance their power and the power of the billionaire oligarchs behind them.

[Boogiemack]

100. Lowlife is a great word. I hope Joe writes their names on a list. He will soon be President.

He doesn't have to be "Mr. Nice guy"

[TigressDem]

101. THE REPUBLICAN SOState in GA told his cronies to stuff themselves, though.

Brad Raffensperger told Perdue and Loeffler that he would NOT RESIGN because the Senators thought that counting the votes was a highly irregular thing to do when it might cost tRump the election.

SO SOME Republicans have a bit of class.

[Mike Niendorff]

102. They. Are. Fascists.

This is not hyperbole.

This is truth.

Stop treating them like they are just reasonable people with a "difference of opinion".

That's NOT what's going on here.

And it never has been.


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