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TexasTowelie

(112,160 posts) Wed Mar 15, 2023, 01:32 PM Mar 2023

Republican senators are breaking with DeSantis on Ukraine - Morning Joe - MSNBC

A handful of Republican senators including Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham are breaking with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his comments about the war in Ukraine being a territorial dispute and not in the vital interest of the United States.

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Republican senators are breaking with DeSantis on Ukraine - Morning Joe - MSNBC (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2023 OP

Senators are not executives at140 Mar 2023 #1

Is he serious, though? Dustin The Wind Mar 2023 #2

Or, angling for VP? at140 Mar 2023 #3

at140

(6,110 posts)

1. Senators are not executives

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 01:47 PM

Mar 2023

They don't have to balance budgets.
Governor's of all 50 states have to balance state budgets.
But senators Excell in giving smooth sounding speeches. Why not? They have lots of practice in the Senate chamber.

Dustin The Wind

(30 posts)

2. Is he serious, though?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 02:11 PM

Mar 2023

I've a suspicion that he's trying to sound like the Great Orange Traitor in order to pull some votes from him.

at140

(6,110 posts)

3. Or, angling for VP?

Reply to Dustin The Wind (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 03:24 PM

Mar 2023

RDS is a politician inside out.

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