Rick Wilson: "Why not just hang a red lantern outside, boys?"

[MelissaB]

Link to tweet

[MelissaB]

1. 11 Republican Senators who sided with Dems

Here are the 11 Republican Senators who sided with Dems in the (failed) effort to enforce sanctions against OLEG DERIPASKA's companies: JohmBoozman
SenatorCollins
TomCottonAR
SteveDaines
CoryGardner
HawleyMO
SenJohnKennedy
SenMcSallyAZ
JerryMoran
MarcoRubio
BenSasse

[LiberalArkie]

10. Why both Arkansas senators?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. So after introducing his own

"Sanctions Bill from Hell" over the summer, Graham didn't bother to support this? He would have been vote #12 and they would just need one more like Portman or Alexander, and they would be on their way...

But he did his usual boomerang move...

[flibbitygiblets]

26. Yes what is up with this? Have they got kompromat on him too or ?

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Somebody's got something!

Here is his campaign fundraising info -

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00009975&cycle=2018&type=C

He is up in 2020....

[guillaumeb]

29. A very tiny ray of hope? eom

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. So... who owns the GOP? Can anyone guess? n/t

[MelissaB]

3. Russia skeptics or hawks who voted to back Trump

And here are some Republican Senators who have been notable Russia skeptics or hawks, but who nonetheless voted this afternoon to back the TRUMP administration's move to lift sanctions against OLEG DERIPASKA's companies:
@SenatorBurr
@LindseyGrahamSC
@SenRobPortman
@MittRomney

Link to tweet

[MelissaB]

4. Note: Burr announced today that he wouldn't request the interpreter notes of Trump/Putin conver.

conversation.

I know that Burr is on the list of R's who have taken Russian money, but I really hoped for more from him.

[MelissaB]

5. Posting this about Burr so I can find it later.

Link to tweet

[Ford_Prefect]

14. Burr was bought long before Russian money was used. He's a pre-Tea Party rat bastard.

He's hooked up with the Dick Cheney side of the MIC and every bit as dark. I'm amazed that he can walk in sunlight and cast a shadow.

[littlemissmartypants]

20. +1000

He's flown under the radar too long. He's a evil as they come. He hasn't done anything for the people of North Carolina. Way past time to shine a bright light on his shenanigans.

[MelissaB]

22. OMG.

He talked big about heading his current committee investigating Russia and said it was the most important thing in his life (or career??).

[Ford_Prefect]

24. He is a master of Double-Speak and darker than a Supermassive Black Hole.

Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g. "downsizing" for layoffs, "servicing the target" for bombing[1]), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning. In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth. Doublespeak is most closely associated with political language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak

[MelissaB]

6. List of YEAs, NAYs, and Not Voting on sanction vote

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211679663

[Hermit-The-Prog]

30. thanks for that list

It's good to know which are American and which are Russiapublicans.

[lark]

7. Repugs, enabling and participating in treason, daily.

The man personally responsible for the Russia vote hacking and election stealing is now allowed back in the USA, to continue providing $$ to drumpf in exchange for his sell-out of our people and our country. Makes me fucking sick at my stomach!!!

[Chakaconcarne]

8. They need the Russian help for 2020.

[JAD]

9. Putin

Putin is an international terrorist that is head of a criminal enterprise disguised as a country.

[AlexSFCA]

11. OMG

I did not see this coming. Enormous victory for putin. This is a preview that GOP won’t convict trump regardless of mueller’a report. Of course, Barr will do anything to discredit the investigation.

[gratuitous]

13. Looks like they counted very carefully

All right, who needs some anti-Russian cred for 2020? 9 . . . 10 . . . 11. Okay, you can vote to enforce sanctions. Those of you who feel as safe as Mitch McConnell, let's all do a solid for one of our Russian pals.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Shameful. McConnell---the $3.5Million Russian Puppet stopped revoking a Trump pro-Russian stance.nt

[TheBlackAdder]

16. Why should they hang a red lantern when they have GRINDR?

[MelissaB]

23. Well, maybe Russia doesn't service GRINDR.

[PeeJ52]

17. I'm telling ya, Give it up! They don't even care any more.

They are crapping on you right in front of your face. It is OK now to align with Russia. Russia our friend. Russia has always been our friend. You lost control when you let Bush steal the election. It's all been a bad dream you will never awake from. Come to Canada with me. It is ranked 4th in freedom but that is only because 3 countries are tied for 1st. The US is now 58th.

[durablend]

18. Just hoist the Russian flag and get it over with already n/t

[neohippie]

19. Tougher than anyone

Who's tougher on Russia than anyone, not the KGOP

[pansypoo53219]

21. fux gnewz spent the obama years praising STRONg putin vs weak obama. so much forjoe mccarthy.

who is the commies again?

[JAD]

25. Repubs voted to lift sanctions on a Russian spy today

Repubs voted to lift sanctions on a Russian spy that was Manafort's contact.

[UniteFightBack]

27. So Lindsey Graham voted to lift sanctions....WOW. I'm sure McCain is rolling in his grave. When

this all started he was I'm all for finding out about all things Russia..hammered that over and over again...and now we see such a different tune. This is something else right here.

[MontanaMama]

28. And Bernie Sanders

didn’t show up to vote. It matters.

[RelativelyJones]

32. So how did Bernie vote?

[peggysue2]

33. He Did a No-Show

Profile in Courage!

[Scurrilous]

34. K&R