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In reply to the discussion: The take away from the 1/6 that bothers me the most is: [View all]Pinback
(12,154 posts)58. Never forget.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/05/gop-senators-mocked-for-spending-july-4-in-russia/
This is not The Onion: Eight members of Congress, all Republicans, spent America's Independence Day in Russia.
Seven senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and one House member, Kay Granger (R-TX), are all in Moscow over the Fourth of July holiday this week for talks with Russian lawmakers and officials, according to reporting from the Washington Post, NPR, and investigative reporter Julia Davis.
This news is shocking for a number of reasons.
First of all ... it was the Fourth of July, for crying out loud. On a day where America celebrates its independence from tyranny and the establishment of its democracy, Republicans broke with precedent to meet with a tyrannical regime that tried to undermine American democracy by meddling in the 2016 elections.
Secondly, this week marks the first time in four years that a U.S. congressional delegation has gone to Moscow, and the first time since Russia annexed Crimea, which set off a firestorm of international criticism and led the U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia. Recently, however, Trump has suggested that Russia should not be punished for its illegal annexation.
Third, you might think it makes sense to send U.S. lawmakers to Russia in order to pave the way for Trump's scheduled summit with Putin on July 16. But as NPR reports, this trip was actually planned before the summit was announced.
Seven senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and one House member, Kay Granger (R-TX), are all in Moscow over the Fourth of July holiday this week for talks with Russian lawmakers and officials, according to reporting from the Washington Post, NPR, and investigative reporter Julia Davis.
This news is shocking for a number of reasons.
First of all ... it was the Fourth of July, for crying out loud. On a day where America celebrates its independence from tyranny and the establishment of its democracy, Republicans broke with precedent to meet with a tyrannical regime that tried to undermine American democracy by meddling in the 2016 elections.
Secondly, this week marks the first time in four years that a U.S. congressional delegation has gone to Moscow, and the first time since Russia annexed Crimea, which set off a firestorm of international criticism and led the U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia. Recently, however, Trump has suggested that Russia should not be punished for its illegal annexation.
Third, you might think it makes sense to send U.S. lawmakers to Russia in order to pave the way for Trump's scheduled summit with Putin on July 16. But as NPR reports, this trip was actually planned before the summit was announced.
- American Independent, July 5, 2018:
https://americanindependent.com/republicans-congress-celebrated-fourth-of-july-russia/
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Good point. We let criminal sociopath leaders get away with all their crimes.
Irish_Dem
Jul 2022
#42
limbaugh spent 30 years rationalizing that to 50 mil a wk. then trump killed him.
certainot
Jul 2022
#73
The whole bunch are a nasty, miserable, dangerous bunch who cause death and destruction.
Irish_Dem
Jul 2022
#80
Yeah, and the problem with "superpatriots" is that if you criticize anything they're doing
COL Mustard
Jul 2022
#20
Oaths and morals are really just aspirational goals in today's politics. I would like to see someone
Pepsidog
Jul 2022
#10
A "Country Betrayed." Eight Republicans pick the worst possible place to celebrate July 4
Botany
Jul 2022
#11
Quite a few are in jail now, and with all the revelations and evidence coming out...
brush
Jul 2022
#28
I feel you. And that's just the morals and ethics part. It's worse than that.
ancianita
Jul 2022
#38
Decades of corporate media imposed ignorance on the American People has its' costs.
Uncle Joe
Jul 2022
#44
We've all been shocked, saddened, disgusted, and/or angered to realize how deeply many of our
Martin68
Jul 2022
#61
They look at their oaths like those online terms you have to accept to download an app.
SunSeeker
Jul 2022
#62