Discussion: Isakson Spox Voices Support Of Tester After Accusatory Trump Tweets

Thank you for being an honest Republican on this issue Senator. Keep it up…

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And just like that…a Republican Senator is openly dissing Trump by siding with his Democratic colleague. Yup…I’d say Trump has lost his mojo.

In response, I suppose Trump will demand the entire Senate submit their resignations to him.

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What’s more shocking, a Repub being honest or a Repub dissing IQ45?

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It is equally shocking. I feel the need to lie down.

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If only there was a way the rest of us never had to hear about his tweets.

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Nobody looks at your tweets, Donald. Low readership. Sad!

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I thought that was the part of the statement that was particularly snapping the glove in trump’s face.

I can’t imagine that any republicans think trump’s enmity will be better for them than being tied to trump in the coming elections, but who knows.

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Wishful thinking:
Tester: ā€œMr Trump, I will consider resigning for my comments when you consider resigning for your criminal activities, illegal profiteering, and treason.ā€

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Unlike our other Georgia Senator, David Perdue, Senator Isakson is not a Trump rubber-stamping butt smoocher.

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If I were Rear Admiral Jackson I’d be pressing for a full investigation of these allegations. They are a stain on his record and reputation and if untrue they should be removed. On the other hand…

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Devin Nunes apparently has time on his hands, now that he’s exonerated Comrade Dotard?

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There he goes again. Creating another tempest in a teacup. He has a way of generating news and distracting people, doesn’t he?

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That is a tough choice since being one necessarily requires doing the other.

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Thing is that Jackson withdrew his nomination before these accusations could be aired by the 25 witnesses and investigated in somewhat unbiased congressional committees. When confronted with his past the man withdrew from the field of combat and now the trump org is releasing what amounts to just evidence that no one filed paperwork at the time the serious offenses were committed. Let the people who came to the Veterans Affairs Committee speak their truth in open hearings and lets see Admiral Jackson defend himself to a jury of his peers shall we. Accepting anything that the trump admin releases as the truth is a fools errand.

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Just shows that Trump can bring back bipartisanship… on some issues.

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Nunes’ district in CA cow country Visalia, Tulare, etc has moved from ā€œSafeā€ R to ā€œLikelyā€ R according to Cook.He’s not the only R who’s made this happen in other ā€œsafeā€ districts, but even if he wins, he and the party are going to have to spend more they imagined they’d have to to defend it.

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Exactly - given the way the ā€˜fake news’ cudgel is wielded, I strongly doubt that Tester and his colleagues would sign off on something without substantial verification (in this case something like 20+ people corroborating the allegations).

Furthermore, it sounds like the ā€˜smear campaign’ accusation is based on the White House and Secret Service claiming to not have a record of a car crash; we all know this administration’s record when it comes to telling the truth, plus I recall numerous reports of misbehavior and poor judgement with the Secret Service the past few years that sound similar to the allegations against Dr. Jackson.

But, hey, if you want to not let this story die … and keep reminding people that the Senator from Montana stood up against putting a totally incompetent, prescription-happy doctor in charge of taking care of veterans … and that the nominee took himself out of consideration voluntarily … and that even the Republicans didn’t stand up for him … by all means, proceed!

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-is-no-one-who-can-save-trump-from-himself/2018/04/27/c7c579d4-4a45-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cbc105090302

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Well, Melania could give him a little nudge off the balcony.

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