Steve Schmidt: "Where are Susan Collins and Mitt Romney?"

[Cyrano]

This morning, Steve Schmidt was on Jonathon Capehart's show and he asked why a couple of (supposedly sane) Republicans won't join with Democratic senators to stop the fascism that is taking over America.

Yesterday, I did a post about Schmidt and Rachel Maddow discussing the imminent fascist/Nazi threat to democracy. Link: https://democraticunderground.com/100215893960

Today, Schmidt stated the perfect question regarding people like Collins and Romney. To paraphrase him, "What the Fuck is wrong with these people?"

Millions of Americans also "get it." Why is it that the only answer we can come up with is "Get Out The Vote." Getting out the vote doesn't mean shit when red states are passing laws where the Republican legislature decides which candidate "won." And it's exactly laws like that which are being passed in red states. (Georgia has already done it.)

So even though supposed Dems like Manchin and Sinema won't do the right thing, let's go back to Schmidt's question of "Where are Collins and Romney?" Are they total captives of their party's insanity? Do they fear the consequences? Where are their values? Where are their consciences? Where is their dedication to democracy?

I guess we could ask Manchin and Sinema these same questions, but their owners (Koch, big oil, big pharma, etc.) wouldn't allow them to reply

[leftieNanner]

1. Where are Collins and Romney?

A very good question. Collins just won reelection, so she has six more years to fuck things up and pretend she's a moderate. Romney is practically a deity in Utah, so he doesn't have to worry about being reelected.

Murkowski does have to run in 2022, so I guess she needs to tread carefully.

I do find it difficult to understand that zero out of fifty Republican Senators will stand up and be counted.

[Cyrano]

2. Okay, I get it. But what about the survival of that democracy thing?

Holding onto their (illusion of) power won't mean a damn thing with a madman and his street thugs running the country.

[leftieNanner]

6. Precisely!

It's kind of like when you tell a lie and then have to double down to keep from admitting that you lied.

They have pretended to be the serious adults in the room and with Mitch McConnell whispering in their ears, they have crossed the threshold into the cult. I guess it's difficult to pull back from that.

Plus their illusion of power. I'm sure they have convinced themselves that they will be fine. They're all wealthy, so they're probably right.

I don't understand it either, Cyrano.

[ananda]

3. Slithering around in spineless cowardice, I think.

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[msongs]

4. they are bending over for TFG nt

[NQAS]

5. Because they have no objection to it (nt)

[joetheman]

7. Wll if Trump would bend over you might find them. nt

[Lovie777]

8. Being "concerned" .....

[Tadpole Raisin]

9. That will be her epitaph!

[rpannier]

13. Midnight tombstone change

After the body is buried, race out and change the tombstone

[peppertree]

10. Today's Hindenburgs

The "old-line conservative" German leader who knew what Hitler was capable of - but chose to look the other way, and what's more facilitate, Hitler's rise to power.

Because "ze alternative was socialism."

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. They're still Republicans, so they can't be too...

... upset about the fascist tendencies of the GOP.

They're more like abused spouses, who later tell any concerned third parties to leave them and their "misunderstood" spouses alone after they've "made up" with each other.

[rpannier]

12. Collins is supportin Le Fool for Gov in ME

I don't need to delve any further asking where she is

[Snackshack]

14. What are we going to do...

When what Schmidt said actually happens? Say DT runs in 2024 does not win the popular vote but red swing state who have put their people in as SOS decide to give DT the electoral votes even thought he did not win the state?

[The Unmitigated Gall]

15. This is what we're going to have to figure out here.

IMHO.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Sold their souls for a tidy sum years ago. It's the GOP way. There is nothing left except a shell.

[DanieRains]

17. Probably The Death Threats

Republicans and their brownshirts versus democracy.

The law means nothing.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

18. Great post, Cyrano

[pnwmom]

19. And Lisa Murkowski. Haven't heard much about her lately. n/t