Alexander Defends Voting Against Witnesses | Talking Points Memo

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) insists that even if the Senate impeachment trial wasn’t happening during an election year, he would still vote against additional witnesses or document subpoenas.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1288531

Tony Soprano voice:

“This fuckin guy.”

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Lamar, you’re not really helping yourself or your fellow cowards.

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Alexander Rule: Can’t impeach a president in an election year. Take notes.

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He’s just digging himself deeper in disgrace. Hopeless asshole.

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My dear friend used to be in the child care business with Lamar Alexander. He thought he was a decent guy. Glad he didn’t live to see this.

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A fraud of a man worthy of an illegitimate progeny of Susan Collins and Martin Shkreli.

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Every Dem candidate should now be asking in public in every campaign speech: Russia if you are listening, send us the peepee tape. You will be greatly rewarded.

Unfortunately the Dems cannot kick back even if kicked in the butt.

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Alexander is proof positive that being in Washington for so long corrupts a person and takes away their soul (assuming they had an ethical soul to begin with). The swamp has become a sewer.

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Profile in cowardice.

Must insure the Wingnut Welfare rolls in.

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I’m going to suggest that we put aside for a moment what year it is and propose as an anytime year guideline that if you can’t protect the constitution and government you repeatedly vowed to protect, if you’re more concerned that some slob of a county chairman comes up to you in the country club bar and says, “So you’d rather have President Warren? Is that it?”, that you should just shut the fuck up and go back home and think about what you and the others have done. PUNK COWARD.

Not unrelated question: I assume it’s some form of assault to spit on people. Would appreciate guidance for future encounters, though. Would hate to miss opportunities by assuming without checking.

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" Alexander: Even If It Weren’t An Election Year, I’d ‘Probably’ Still Vote Against Witnesses"

You dumb bastard - you just admitted that you abandoned your duty to the country because it might cost your party a few votes.

Alexander is a true party-before-country Republican for the whole planet to puke over.

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“It’s up to the people to decide, but only after I’ve covered up the evidence to my party’s advantage”. F. U.

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The statutes of the founding fathers would shit marble if they could hear this guy’s nonsense.

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Why the hell is this POS coward even ON the talk shows? Arrrggggh. I really do wonder what his motives are if he’s been assumed to be a decent guy in the past and is retiring. Too lazy to fight Mitch? Too worried about his golf buddies not calling him anymore?

As for spit protocol, I think IOKIFSOAR (it’s okay if you spit on a Republican.)

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someone should tell lamar to just shut the fuck up and disappear into retirement… his place in history is set; and nothing he says or does now will ever override the role he played in this farce.

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Please just STFU and go away. You showed the world what a spineless coward you are and that will be your much deserved legacy.

I see that @enon basically said the same things above but it still makes me feel better to post it.

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who decides what to do

Mitch McConnell

The failed leader of a minor legislative body.

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I wonder what post-retirement wingnut welfare sinecure is set for this guy?

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BS and he knows it. The fact that he continues to try and justify his vote is an indication of a consciousness of guilt. It will be interesting to see when he retires what lobbying job he will be offered, what boards he will be asked to sit on and be paid or any other BENNIE he will receive for trashing his morals, integrity and helping to set the country on the path to destroying democracy. History will not paint him well just like the entire Republican Party. They will be from that day on AMERICA’S BENEDICT ARNOLD’S:

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