McConnell, McCain praise Flake after blistering anti-Trump retirement speech

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) praised Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on the floor of the Senate Tuesday after Flake announced in a blistering speech that he would not seek reelection because of his frustration and alarm over President Trump's behavior.

"On behalf of myself and I think many of my colleagues, we've just witnessed a speech from a very fine man, a man who clearly brings high principles to the office every day and does what he believes is in the interest of Arizona and the country," McConnell said.

The majority leader said he was grateful Flake would be around through 2018 because Republicans in the Senate "have big things to try to accomplish."

Flake's stunning speech on the Senate floor came just moments after the Senate Republican Conference left a luncheon on Capitol Hill that Trump attended as part of an effort to get everyone on the same page about tax reform.

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The sad thing is that this is probably more of a reflection that most Congressional Republicans have embraced the new overtly racist and proudly ignorant GOP where Donald Trump and Roy Moore represent what passes for the Republican mainstream.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Now that they have everything they want they're preparing to throw Trump overboard

and declare themselves moderate

[quartz007]

6. Trump will resign after 2018 elections

after his party loses both Senate & House.
Then we will have to contend with Pence.

[Midnight Writer]

9. Exactly. Now these demons are getting integrity points for "standing up" to Trump while voting

for tax cuts for the richest Americans.

[pangaia]

2. Doesn't look to me like turtle is actually praising Flake,

[PSPS]

3. Yes he is. He knows Flake will still vote to approve anything trump wants.

[relayerbob]

8. I agree with you

It's faint praise, more or less saying "You are such a good man for leaving. Now maybe we can get a good sheeple to run for your seat"

[Freethinker65]

4. The GOP needs his votes

[hibbing]

5. Pathetic

McConnell does not have any principles, all they care about is tax cuts for the ruling class, gutting social programs and paying off his corporate masters through legislation. After all the rules manipulation he and they did during President Obama's term, that takes some cajones.


Peace

[Chasstev365]

7. Oh give me a break: Mitch McConnell is as evil as Trump!

And that is saying something!

[blueinredohio]

10. Evidently Mitch doesn't care about the interest of the country

because he's not about to speak up

[Juliusseizure]

11. McConnell is a snake

He's offering praise to keep him from straying, because Flake almost sounded like he's willing to vote democratic.

He's done immeasurable damage to the senate, any hope of bipartisanship, democracy, and helped lead the way to acceptance of Trump. A complete scumbag.

But otherwise he's terrific.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

12. If McConnell's lips are moving, he's lying out both ends.

And Kentucky gets what comes out of the stinky end.

Before his campaign figured out I was the enemy, they used to send me election literature. It was the most vile, untruthful crap I've ever seen.