Susan Collins says she backs McConnell's rigged impeachment trial because Schumer is raising money f

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Source: raw story




Susan Collins says she backs McConnell’s rigged impeachment trial because Schumer is raising money for her rival

Published 1 min ago on January 8, 2020



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Tuesday that he had secured the unanimous votes from his caucus to pass a partisan rules package for the impeachment trial that could allow Republicans to advance straight to a vote without hearing from any additional witnesses — including several Republican senators who had expressed discomfort at McConnell’s self-admitted coordination with the White House, including Mitt Romney (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Susan Collins (R-ME).


According to Politico, Collins, in particular, justifies her support for rigging the impeachment trial by saying she was annoyed at Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — the key figure trying to persuade her to give a promise of witness testimony — for trying to support a campaign against her re-election in Maine.

“I don’t think Chuck Schumer is very interested in my opinion since he’s just launched a website in Maine and just committed an additional $700,000 in additional negative advertising from the Majority Forward PAC,” said Collins. “I don’t think he’s really very interested in doing anything but trying to defeat me by telling lies to the people of Maine. And you can quote me on that.”..........................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/susan-collins-says-she-backs-mcconnells-rigged-impeachment-trial-because-schumer-is-raising-money-for-her-rival/

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geez--talk about being a complete sleezeball---Collins takes the cake!

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[Lonestarblue]

1. No matter what she says, she does what McConnell tells her to do.

Perhaps the voters in Maine should be given the option of voting for McConnell because it’s his obstruction and policies they’re voting for if they re-elect Collins. She always toes the Republican line, no matter how bad their policy is.

[madaboutharry]

2. What a twit.

Is it not the job of the Democratic leader in the Senate to work hard to get other Democrats elected and to help them raise money?

You know, like the way Republicans raised money for her after she voted to put that sleazeball Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.

Susan Collins has always been a fraud and a hack.

[ArizonaLib]

16. Trump committed treason

It shouldn't matter what Schumer does. Members of the party fighting treason should be receiving more support.

Funny how Collins a member of the party which brought us the Citizens United court, is using election money as an excuse fall in line with the party of treason.

[Iliyah]

3. Please vote Republicans out of office . . .

for the sake of Democracy.

[The Genealogist]

4. She really is a loathsome person

Fuck justice, I gotta spite Chuck Schumer. As if her seemngly bottomless supply of fake concern and cheap theatrics doesn't make her loathsome enough.

[FM123]

5. We see you Susan! Don't even pretend to care anymore....

[duforsure]

6. Wonder how much she's getting from Putin

And help rigging her re-election for her to do this?

[sinkingfeeling]

7. So 'winning is more important than the Constitution' applies

to even 'moderate' Republicans.

[Corgigal]

8. These people

need to be forcefully retired. They don’t believe in aging out and going away.

She’s worthless to her voters, and to America.

[atreides1]

9. Another Pilot Fish

Just like Lindsey Graham!

[Brother Buzz]

27. Pilot fish are also used as a metaphor or simile for scavengers or looters which accompany...

a greater threat.


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[SamKnause]

10. Spineless unethical liar says what ???

Who cares ???

She is a known LIAR !!!

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Politico link:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/mcconnell-win-impeachment-trial-months-095733

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While Schumer may get the last laugh if McConnell’s impeachment strategy costs the GOP the Senate, in the short term, his unceasing demand to hear from key administration witnesses and subpoena administration documents appears to have annoyed Collins and helped drive the Republican Conference together.

“I don’t think Chuck Schumer is very interested in my opinion since he’s just launched a website in Maine and just committed an additional $700,000 in additional negative advertising from the Majority Forward PAC,” Collins groused about Democrats’ drive to deny her a fifth term in November. “I don’t think he’s really very interested in doing anything but trying to defeat me by telling lies to the people of Maine. And you can quote me on that.”

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So, she OPENLY admits her stance has NOTHING to do with principal, it has to do with her hurt fee-fees?

Maine, DUMP this wretched jello-mold once and for all.

[Jamastiene]

35. She is petty and has no sense of right and wrong.

I hope Maine does vote her out.

What? Does she expect a Democrat to run ads supporting the opposite party of his own like that? For her? I see no reason anyone should do that, especially since her status as a "moderate" Republican is wishy-washy at best. She is not living in the real world if she is expecting that. She is a jerk.

[2naSalit]

12. And that, right there, is why she is not fit to hold office.

[IronLionZion]

13. Mainers can help her retire this year

[left-of-center2012]

14. She always supports the GOP line

[cstanleytech]

15. Is anyone really surprised? After all it is Collins.

[The_Counsel]

17. I'd Say What I Really Feel About Susan Collins, But I Don't Want to Get 'Alerted' On...

...so this is going to have to suffice:

[jberryhill]

18. OMG! Democrats are trying to elect Democrats!

Holy cow! Is that even legal?

This lady is bizarre.

[KPN]

19. She may as well have just said I'm supporting McConnell

because I’m more important than our Constitution and our country. That’s essentially all she said.

[Southern Blueneck]

20. Maine Oh Maine!

You've got to dump this piece of trash in November!

[BlueIdaho]

21. Bullshit.

Collins is backing Moscow Mitch because he promised to turn on the money taps for her upcoming campaign.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Not beholden to her oath, prejudging Senate trial, bought off by corrpupt power. . . . nt

[Nitram]

23. Did she really come right out and say her vote in the Senate trial is for sale?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

24. Well, it's informative that she's made her PRIORITIES clear to Maine voters.

You Main-iacs listening ?

[Don't slag me for that. One of my oldest friends, born and raised in Maine, calls the citizens that.]

[turbinetree]

25. Well Collins you really showed yourself to what kind of rule of law you want...................None

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough......................

[paleotn]

26. You're doomed, Susan.

[grumpyduck]

28. Susan, go back under your rock.

[TruckFump]

29. So, Susie, you support REVENGE POLITICS over the U.S. CONSTITUTION?

Good to know. Your opponent just got another contribution from me.

Oh, BTW: Go fuck your concerned feelings.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. Trump has been paying off loyal senators.

Collins, whose equivocation has kept her from joining loyalists who are sucking at Fat Donnie's teat, probably looked at that pile of cash and said to herself, "I got to get me some of that sweet money."

[Brainfodder]

31. She's even dumber than I have previously thought.

FINAL ANSWER!

I'm thinking that about human beings in general, too.

Need zero more examples, lived enough to call it as I see it.

[Maeve]

32. Can you say "petty"?

Thought so!

[Judi Lynn]

33. The least she can do now is to drop her bogus humility, thoughtfulness and concern. No one's buying.

[RhodeIslandOne]

34. When she loses, I want hecklers to crash her concession speech

She needs to be serenaded out of office.