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Link to tweet
Sen. Susan Collins: "I am concerned about comments that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has made... I believe that we should bring to the Senate floor legislation that would put restrictions on the ability of President Donald Trump to fire the Special Counsel."
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She obviously saw what happened a few days ago and knows she's up shit creek in 2 years time..
davekriss
(4,608 posts)It will have to overcome a Trump veto.
3Hotdogs
(12,209 posts)Yavin4
(35,357 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)It needs to be done.
Yes, Maine will fix her wagon two years from now, but the appropriate response to this is encouragement.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Hassler
(3,323 posts)mwooldri
(10,291 posts)Sorry couldn't resist... Since you said she's halfway there...
skypilot
(8,848 posts)And if the wind should blow in some other direction seemingly favorable to Trump on this issue she'll forget she ever said this.
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)She has lied before about what she would do. She will lie again. Count on it.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)If she would ACT and vote the way she speaks she may gain some credibility back. Even than she is a lost cause as someone you can count on to do the right thing...she is a GOP kiss ass above all else. I will believe her when I see it...I am older and wiser.
NotAPuppet
(326 posts)Until shes not. She was also concerned about Kavanaugh, and we saw how it ended. I agree with her tweet, but I just dont see her act on her concerns.
sheshe2
(83,340 posts)Welcome to DU!
eleny
(46,166 posts)Sorry, Collins, but your goose is cooked.
pecosbob
(7,509 posts)marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Is there a way a majority of Senators can force it? There is a way to do that in the House.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)We need to defeat her in 2020.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Maven
(10,533 posts)babylonsister
(170,963 posts)Autumn
(44,756 posts)sunonmars
(8,656 posts)I've never seen someone more transparent or obvious about their complicity or duplicity.
2 years another batch of 18 year olds and people on the good cush will be voting. This shit is one way. Once you legalize, you get an influx of liberals.
Raven123
(4,715 posts)McConnell couldn't care less about Trump but wants to protect GOP Senate seats if he can. Her seat is so precarious after the Kavanaugh cave-in so he will cut her loose in favor of the MAGAts
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)oasis
(49,151 posts)up about it so she could offer her two cents on it in view of 2020.
apnu
(8,722 posts)"I have concerns" mild drama, tows the party line.
Just like Rand Paul, only he's a total drama queen.
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)sheshe2
(83,340 posts)JDC
(10,081 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Stargleamer
(1,979 posts)this is just posturing on her part, trying to regain her "moderate" creds after the Kavanaugh hearings.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)And talking the other republicans into it.
LiberalFighter
(50,501 posts)jpak
(41,742 posts)And if she runs for Gov. in 2022 - she will be running against an incumbent DEM woman governor.
She's going to retire.
yup
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Concerning any matter that concerns her.
Concern is her fallback word for "I'm about to misdirect Democrats again".
Her reign in Maine is plainly down the drain.