Wow. McCain and Sasse are both "extremely concerned". If only there were something 2 R Senators

[Recursion]

could do. I'm wracking my brain, and I can't think of anything two R Senators could do in a 51-49 chamber. It's perplexing.

[exboyfil]

1. So is Flake

I wonder what three can do.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Furrowed brows and concern-tweets.

That oughta do it.

[Stallion]

3. They Should Send a Strongly Worded Letter to Somebody

[awesomerwb1]

4. I'm sure they'll be tweeting their concern

about....twice? Then they'll go on and vote 100% yay on all republican bills.

[msongs]

5. effing cowards the whole of them. nt

[Tatiana]

6. McCain doesn't really have anything to lose. Why?

Why can't he say and do what needs to be done?

He can go out a hero.

The rest of them don't have the guts, but he could. What is he afraid of?

[onenote]

7. Curious as to what you think they could do

Especially since McCain isn't in DC.

[Recursion]

8. In his case, check the AZ law on replacing a deceased Senator

Still have my fingers crossed there

[onenote]

9. If McCain dies or resigns before November, the Repub governor will immediately appoint a successor

That successor would serve until 2022 if elected in a special election. Meanwhile Flake's seat is open as well. In all likelihood, a deal will be struck between McSally and Ward (the leading repub candidates for the repub nomination to succeed Flake) under which one gets the McCain seat and the other runs for the Flake seat. In any event, neither of them will stand up to Trump.

[Recursion]

12. AZ law requires the governor to appoint a Senator of the same party as the deceased Senator

Which is why a party switch by McCain now would actually do something.

[onenote]

13. Nope. Not if he changed party

Arizona law anticipates the situation you describe and expressly provides that if a Senator changes party after being elected the governor must fill a vacancy created by the death or resignation of that senator with a member of the party to which that senator belonged when elected.

[Recursion]

15. Then I guess they have to force a leadership vote today

You know they can do that, right?

[onenote]

16. By changing parties? Don't hold your breath.

These guys aren't going to become Democrats. For one thing, it wouldn't do much of anything to change Trump's behavior vis-a-vis Russia. It would allow Schumer to become majority leader and he could probably block consideration of Kavanaugh, but I doubt that is something either McCain or Flake want to facilitate.

[0rganism]

10. thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers

that's how they roll

[ecstatic]

11. If they're truly concerned, they must stop with the piecemeal approach to trump!

It's the ONLY way. You can't give him any more wins, whether it's the Supreme Court, or whatever. Stop every and anything from trump's agenda NOW!

[Hekate]

14. Wowza. Where have I seen that kind of concern before? Concerned. So concerned. So very very...

...concerned.

Nice to know the GOP now has its own concern trolls at the highest levels.

Tell us when you come up with an actual plan, fellas.