Rep. Swalwell to Flake: "Time to switch over. That will outlive a tweet."

[bigtree]

Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell 2h2 hours ago
I agree. But if my colleagues didn’t join me and condemn it, too, I’d probably wonder whether I should still call them my colleagues. You’ve acted honorably throughout this nightmare, Senator. It’s now time to switch over. That will outlive a tweet.

[czarjak]

1. Believe when I see it...

[Tiggeroshii]

4. Lots of talk from these guys but no action

...

[Leith]

7. Not Nearly Enough Talk, Either

Very few rethug senators and congresscritters do anything but sit there and look worried. Where's the gumption and vitriol they show Democrats at every opportunity?

Nice of Flake to say that, but the fact remains that he has been voting in near lockstep with the hair furor since January 2017. Jeffie needs to make a lot more changes before switching parties.

[NewJeffCT]

10. agreed

Flake only has a few more months left in the Senate. Why doesn't he change his registration to Independent and caucus with the Democrats if he wants to make his mark?

[True Blue American]

23. Corker could do the same!

[LS_Editor]

15. Agreed. Will not happen.

[olegramps]

22. Yeah, when cows fly. Mister Wishy Washy nothing.

[poli-junkie]

2. I predict Flake's running in 2020

[marble falls]

3. Good idea, it'll never happen.

[Heartstrings]

5. "Unbecoming"??

That's putting it mildly....

[orangecrush]

6. K&R!

[spanone]

8. flake is posturing...he has no beliefs...he's a crafty politician

and a....flake

[DownriverDem]

21. Keeping his powder dry

Flake wants to run for something else (governor?). I'm sure he wants to run as a repub.

[Hulk]

9. Wasted energy...

What difference does it make. When your ideology is aligned with the "old GOP", there is no way you can accept the Democratic Party. Anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-equal rights for women/minorities/sexual orientation, starve government/build massive military and promote imperialistic ideals; shit, your wasting your time, and who wants him.

He's found someone who exemplifies the repuKKKe agenda without care or caution. He's appalled. But he's still part of that gop. Wasted energy and attention. We found a republican with a soul....that's all.

[cstanleytech]

11. I think Flakes long term strategy is to try and position himself as a sane Repugnant

either as a future run for the Whitehouse in 2020/2024 or for state governor but either way he has no intention of ever actually changing parties.
After all look at his voting record on things like that tax cut for the wealthy and corporations.

[PaulX2]

12. Flake Serves Planet Wasting Billionaires Like All His Republican Friends

So what if he is slightly anti-Klan.

He is evil like the rest of his party.

So he doesn't like Trump. Who (with a soul) could like Trump?

[catbyte]

13. But he hasn't ACTED honorably. He's talked a good game, but when push comes to shove,

Flake falls right in line. He voted with him 92% of the time. Talk is cheap.

https://www.axios.com/flake-voted-with-trump-92-of-the-time-1513306423-7f195bd2-4e01-4da5-b6ed-98204d98e480.html

[Lucky Luciano]

14. Voting against Kavanaugh will suffice. nt

[RainCaster]

16. I wish that ONE of those Repugs could grow a spine

It would be a first

[DeminPennswoods]

17. Flake likes Trump policies just fine

That is why he would never change his party registration.

The funny thing is, he and Rand Paul are both libertarians. If they both changed their party registration from R to L and caucused independently, they could control the senate leadership and agenda. But both are too dumb to realize it.

[Achilleaze]

18. Make it so, Flake

take a stand for American democracy

[Garrett78]

19. I know our party is a big tent party, but I don't want the likes of Flake in our tent.

These anti-Trump Republicans refuse to acknowledge that the pre-Trump GOP is what led to the rise of Trump. 50 years of hateful rhetoric and policy created this monster, so stop acting like the pre-Trump GOP was just dandy.

[JI7]

20. he doesn't need to switch parties . Just Vote Democratic as a way to end the Trump Republican Party