What they really wanted was to keep their cushy lifestyles, with all sorts of perks and bennies. They wanted two (or more) residences, free flights, conferences in exotic locations. They wanted free medical care for life and the best retirement plan in the US.
That's why they bent to Trump's will. Self-protection, or self-greed, is what kept them there.
Have Massie, Cormyn, or Cassidy explained why they went along with Trump until he turned on them? Not that I've heard.
No morals, no integrity, no ethics, not even a sense of doing it for the country, just a weak-tea revenge for Trump taking away the luxurious lifestyle that required little work.
Shame on them.
You're right, Mary, that we need "the persuaded." Maybe the examples of these four will persuade those who are keeping quiet.
It is a shift. One may argue, as you did Mary, the few could allow conscience to speak without fear of loss: “freedom is just another word nothing left to lose.” I submit, if this was a Just War their conscience would speak in support. Craven politicians is not the exception, it is the rule for too many. Today it is a small majority to be sure, but it speaks to the Country’s mood. In Vietnam it was a trickle then a flood. Trump may not see it, but the R’s I suspect understand the shift.
What they really wanted was to keep their cushy lifestyles, with all sorts of perks and bennies. They wanted two (or more) residences, free flights, conferences in exotic locations. They wanted free medical care for life and the best retirement plan in the US.
That's why they bent to Trump's will. Self-protection, or self-greed, is what kept them there.
Have Massie, Cormyn, or Cassidy explained why they went along with Trump until he turned on them? Not that I've heard.
No morals, no integrity, no ethics, not even a sense of doing it for the country, just a weak-tea revenge for Trump taking away the luxurious lifestyle that required little work.
Shame on them.
You're right, Mary, that we need "the persuaded." Maybe the examples of these four will persuade those who are keeping quiet.
I kinda feel like we should send Iran a thank you note.
If there are people advising dump as if there were no election on the horizon, it’s because they know that election is being fixed in their favor.
It is a shift. One may argue, as you did Mary, the few could allow conscience to speak without fear of loss: “freedom is just another word nothing left to lose.” I submit, if this was a Just War their conscience would speak in support. Craven politicians is not the exception, it is the rule for too many. Today it is a small majority to be sure, but it speaks to the Country’s mood. In Vietnam it was a trickle then a flood. Trump may not see it, but the R’s I suspect understand the shift.
Great call to action. Thank you.
So well said. Bravo 🌈
Far too many rules, acts, amendments etc appear to be only performative.
“Gentlemen’s agreements” only work with good people. We need rules with consequences besides just not getting re-elected.