Flake: Trump rallies 'spasms of a dying party'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 12/24/17 09:38 AM EST

Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said the crowds at rallies for President Trump and other Republicans reflect "spasms of a dying party," adding that the GOP will have to formulate a governing agenda to reach more voters.

"When you look at some of the audiences cheering for Republicans, sometimes, you look out there and you say, 'those are the spasms of a dying party,' " Flake said on ABC's "This Week."

"When you look at the lack of diversity, sometimes, and it depends on where you are, obviously, but by and large, we're appealing to older white men and there are just a limited number of them, and anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy," he continued.

Flake, who has announced he will not seek reelection in 2018, has been a frequent critic of Trump, earning the president's ire on Twitter. The Arizona senator refused to back Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, calling him unfit for office. He wrote a $100 check to Democrat Doug Jones in the race, writing "Country over Party" in the memo line.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366357-flake-trump-rallies-spasms-of-a-dying-party

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[Proud liberal 80]

1. Dont care what he or Corker have to say

You can’t say this stuff, but constantly vote for Trump’s agenda. That makes him look credible and legit.

[Hortensis]

15. It's HIS agenda, not Trump's. His and the PLUTOCRATS he serves.

Imagining Trump is behind what's going on is somewhat like throwing rocks at a goat staked out (there! gotcha!) to attract tigers instead of looking out for the tigers.

Flake is a libertarian. Maybe read about libertarian personality and ideology. (The real thing, not the typical votes who grabbed onto the label because it was trendy.) They and other ultraconservative rightists are implacably opposed to almost all mandatory taxes and regulations. Authoritarian rightists the same, plus new and stronger laws to control us and guard their power. The hugely powerful religious right is also allied with them.

Absolutely on purpose, the tax bill, like the budget bill, is designed to start crippling the function of all the big programs Americans have paid into for decades, but that's only a start. In 2018 the tigers are expected to move on SS and Medicare (and others) with intent to take them down.

[SHRED]

2. Flake voted for this Tax Scam

'Nuff said.

[onetexan]

14. yeap, country over party my ass

guy's as hypocritical as the "spasms of the dying party" he's referring to

[Sneederbunk]

19. That is about as spastic as you can get.

[hatrack]

3. More words from Senator Emptysuit

And how did he vote on the Tax Heist?

Oh, yeah, that's right.

[dalton99a]

4. The same Flake who cheerily voted for the tax scam

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-vote-congress.html

On the floor of the Senate, the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, observed the proceedings, as senators mingled. The Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine and Jeff Flake of Arizona laughed as they spoke to each other while protesters implored them to change their minds and vote down the legislation.

[Doitnow]

5. Republicans--they talk out one side of their mouth and vote out the other. Don't

watch what they say, Watch what they DO.

[madaboutharry]

6. Flake has zero credibility.

He betrayed the people of Arizona and every other American the moment he voted yes on the tax scam.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Hatch sounded normal in his 50s

soon Flake will take a right turn for the apocalypse

[BumRushDaShow]

13. After his collegue Bob Bennett lost to teabagger Mike Lee in 2010

Hatch went full-on teabagger loon after decades of being an "annoying Republican".

[Botany]

8. Please he voted for this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210020691

1st posted by JimGinPA

And Then There's This...

"Meals on Wheels. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Farm aid. National Flood Insurance. The Women, Infants and Children program. All left with none or almost no funding under the tax bill President Trump made law this morning."

-Southern Poverty Law Center

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[Botany]

11. And our "liberal media" calls these cruel acts as a victory for Trump

dalton99a

[dalton99a]

12. Yep - he "won":

https://politics.theonion.com/gop-leaders-celebrate-decisive-win-over-americans-1821450809
GOP Leaders Celebrate Decisive Win Over Americans
Wednesday 12:09pm

WASHINGTON—In the wake of the $1.5 trillion tax bill’s historic passage in both the House and the Senate, GOP leaders reportedly celebrated Wednesday their decisive win over everyday American citizens. “This is a monumental victory not only for us, but for everyone struggling under the reign of the average American,” said Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, adding that party leaders made a promise to “take a stand against ordinary U.S. citizens,” before cracking open a bottle of champagne and proudly declaring that “today, we delivered.” “Of course, the fight against the people of this country is not yet over. We won this battle, but the war is still to come. However, if we carry on with the same vigor demonstrated today in our widely opposed tax overhaul, I know that we will prevail over Americans time and time again.” GOP leaders also expressed confidence that they would achieve another dominant victory over the American people as they push to close the deficit by cutting food stamp programs, Social Security, and Medicare.

[stopwastingmymoney]

9. All of the above and

What he's saying is true, fascinating...

[JDC]

16. F Jeff Flake. Say it is with me.

He is as hollow as the come.

[StevieM]

17. I fear that they are the spasms of an emerging fascist movement. (eom)

[cstanleytech]

18. Want to bet though that when it was useful for him to exploit it that he did it

with a smile on his lips?

[winstars]

20. Someone once said: "clutching their religion and their guns" and got blasted.. HAHAHA...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. It's your party Flake

And you constantly have voted for the Trump agenda.

[maxrandb]

22. Dear Jeff

Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit!!!!

Save the "Good Retrumplican" dog and pony show for someone who gives a flying fuck... and for the few who don't know what a piece of shit party the Retrumplican party is.

We're going to beat your asses to a bloody pulp in everything from Senator to dogshit scooper.

In less than a generation your party will be to Americans what the Nazis are to Germany.

[Hortensis]

23. Looks like this libertarian Koch-ally is positioning himself

to be a phony alternative after the demands they've been making on Republicans in congress bring them down.

They've done this before.

The Tea Party was conceived, funded and organized by agents for those who in the past year have become genuine, not future, but right now, plutocrats mostly controlling this current government. Rejecting their candidates to elect Trump was a genuine clueless but grassroots populist rebellion against them which failed. Because they mostly took over Trump's executive branch and most control congress.

They're working toward just plain controlling, and Flake is only one of the choices they have lined up for our next president.

Who will they run as their other candidates in the primary? Texas's Abbott? Wisconsin's Walker?

[Retrograde]

24. And yet Jeff Flake bravely voted for every one

of the incompetent buffoons and crooks Boss Tweet nominated for federal offices. And still had the fortitude to vote in lockstep with McConnell's directives. Such a brave, brave senator.