Flake: GOP backing Moore over Dem 'is political tribalism at its worst'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY BRETT SAMUELS - 11/26/17 03:37 PM EST

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Sunday urged Republicans not to succumb to “political tribalism” in backing embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R).

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/361874-flake-gop-backing-moore-over-dem-is-political-tribalism-at-its-worst

[Iliyah]

1. Eff you Flake

How about voting against that gawd awful tax reform.

[Mz Pip]

2. Says the guy who voted yes

On all the incompetent Trump Cabinet appointees.

Voting yes on Jeff Sessions for AG wasn’t political tribalism?
Voting yes on Betsy DeVos wasn’t political tribalism?
Voting yes on Mnuchin wasn’t political tribalism?

Give me a break.

[mdbl]

5. Seriously.

GOP Tribalism always party over country. Thus the weirdo president and his appointments.

[DetlefK]

3. Soooooomebody is positioning himself for 2020.

[american_ideals]

4. Flake's Koch and GOP billionaire backers CREATED this tribalism

News Corp, Federalist, Reason, Fox, Newsmax, Clear Channel, Breitbart, Limbaugh, Cato, Heritage -- Murdoch and other GOP billionaire donors paid all these media outlets and "think tanks" to create this tribalism to get votes for their crappy policies.


Flake is deeply into the Koch, GOP-billionaire-donor, aspect of today's GOP. For him to call out this tribalism is appreciated, but he's deeply in denial about its cause.