Discussion: Susan Collins May Change Tax Overhaul Vote If Her Amendments Are Omitted

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Susan Collins May Change Tax Overhaul Vote If Her Amendments Are Omitted Susan Collins May Change Tax Overhaul Vote If Her Amendments Are Omitted Back to article
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Awww c’mon, Suzy, don’t you want to be in on the oligarchy’s molestation of the poor, sick, elderly and middle-class? It’s gonna be a whole ton of fun…

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Good goddess, but does she love that spotlight.

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Embrace her don’t mock her.
She is a least trying to think which is not happening with most other Republicans.
Maybe a little love from the other side will encourage her to do the right thing.
Maybe not but give it a try.

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We need 3 defections to take over the Senate. 2 if Moore loses.

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It’s all about the outcomes. I’m trying to look past the posturing and focus on that. If she helps kill this thing millions will benefit.

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There is only one phrase to use whenever Susan Collins makes you a promise:

BLOW ME!

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I am guessing Collins got an earful after her voted premised on “promises” from folks whose word means shit.

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What the hell did she expect?

This just sets up the House to vote on the POS legislation that the Senate sent over, complete with all the throat-cutting and math errors.

Makes me think this was the game plan all along.

Off-topic but: What’s to keep McConnell from refusing to seat Franken’s replacement, citing the Gorsuch Rule?

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I “moderately” hope that a Dem “moderately” kicks the living shit out of this phony “moderate” in the next Maine Senatorial election.

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Yes, but nevertheless, we need a route to flip 51-49 to 49-51 and that route goes through her office.

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Unfortunately, won’t happen.

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Nothing. I suspect they are already contemplating that very tactic, if they think they have a candidate for 2018 that has a good chance.

And don’t think for a moment that seating Moore, after saying they wouldn’t, while holding up a perfectly legitimate seating from MN will bother McConnell. He is ALL about votes right now.

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Not necessarily. The route goes through NV, AZ and one other state. MN is a possibility, though I haven’t seen many folks up there consider it a likely one. However, Sabato just moved TN to a tossup…which I foudn rather surprising.

The point is, there are other options. Of course, all of those options include holding every single seat we are defending. And that’s going to be a tall order.

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I meant this month’s House-Senate Reconciliation Bill, not 2018 elections. My tiny hope is that Collins and Flake realize their miscalculation and that McCain has at least one more ‘fuck you, Donnie’ moment in him.

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Susan, the Republican party has left you. They only want you for your vote, not your ideas or even to spend time with you. It’s OK for you to just change sides of the aisle. Then you wouldn’t need to play this game anymore. Unless, that is, you just enjoy this kind of attention.

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Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she may change her vote on the GOP tax overhaul if her amendments are not included in the final measure.

“May,” not “will,” because she’ll only vote NO if they don’t need her vote to pass it.

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Trump; I don’t need her.No amendments for her. I have 50 + Pence. Case closed.
Flake: Yup.

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Yep. Collins alone doesn’t get us there. A ray of hope, perhaps? Now would be a good time for Trump to tweet something nasty about Flake or McCain.

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I think I’ll forward that question to my two Senators, Chuck & Kirsten !

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