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LAS14

(13,781 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:26 PM May 2017

Is there no hope for more GOP legislators with spine???

Are Collins, Graham and McCain the only GOP senators who occasionally vote based on conscience/intellect??

Senators voted 51 to 49 to block consideration of a resolution to repeal the 2016 Interior Department rule to curb emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming greenhouse gas. Senators John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, all Republicans who have expressed concern about climate change and backed legislation to tackle the issue, broke with their party to join Democrats and defeat the resolution.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/regulations-methane-climate-change.html?_r=0
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Is there no hope for more GOP legislators with spine??? (Original Post) LAS14 May 2017 OP
No. MFM008 May 2017 #1
Afraid not. MontanaMama May 2017 #2
It's not about spine, it's about conscience. JTFrog May 2017 #3
GOP are fucking idiots if they think Putin won't take what Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #4
Sorry, that is our limit on GOP spine for this month world wide wally May 2017 #5
Pugs with courage and a conscience get primaried and rurallib May 2017 #6
NO. they hated trump until he won, now they will defend him to the death spanone May 2017 #7
I'm reminded of an old Mitchell Trio poem Jakes Progress May 2017 #8
Nope rock May 2017 #9
Most Republicans are refusing to defend America Achilleaze May 2017 #10
They don't even care if increased emissions and other pollutants kill their kids. eom Maraya1969 May 2017 #11

MontanaMama

(23,302 posts)
2. Afraid not.
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:31 PM
May 2017

I believe that they will let our country fall into Russian hands and will laugh all the way to the bank for their efforts.

 

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)
3. It's not about spine, it's about conscience.
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:32 PM
May 2017

They are greedy pigs and have no morals or loyalty to country.

Sculpin Beauregard

(1,046 posts)
4. GOP are fucking idiots if they think Putin won't take what
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:35 PM
May 2017

he wants from them before offing them. He fucking hates Americans, no matter what he wants them to think.

Fucking blithering idiots. IDIOTS!

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
6. Pugs with courage and a conscience get primaried and
Wed May 10, 2017, 05:54 PM
May 2017

don't make the big bucks.

So, no, they are gone forever.

Jakes Progress

(11,122 posts)
8. I'm reminded of an old Mitchell Trio poem
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:19 PM
May 2017

that says:

Each congressman has two ends
A sitting end
And a thinking end.
And since a congressman's entire career depends on his seat,
Why bother friend?

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
10. Most Republicans are refusing to defend America
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:53 PM
May 2017

As a whole, the Republicans are happy to let Russia flush our American democracy down the crapper.

The Republican Party is a disgrace, the least honorable and patriotic party of all time

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