Discussion: Susan Collins Moves The Goalposts (Again) On Her Health Care Demands

system1 · January 4, 2018, 9:31pm

Susan Collins Moves The Goalposts (Again) On Her Health Care Demands Back to article

bankerpup · January 4, 2018, 9:44pm

“Susan Collins Moves The Goalposts (Again) On Her Health Care Demands”

If by ‘moves the goalposts’ you mean ‘sells out cheap,’ I agree.

sociosam · January 4, 2018, 9:45pm

She is worse than her Republican cohorts who say upfront they hate children, the poor, sick, and elderly. Her fake concerns aren’t working anymore.

evan · January 4, 2018, 9:46pm

Collins is in trouble and she knows it. I expect an early retirement just in time for 2020.

aiddon · January 4, 2018, 9:47pm

Yup, she’s boned

hychka · January 4, 2018, 9:47pm

The only good gop are unelected gop. Vote no to gop at every level in 2018.

jtx · January 4, 2018, 9:47pm

She is as useless as the rest of the GOP.

mcbain · January 4, 2018, 9:49pm

A disingenuous hack in moderate’s clothing

tsp · January 4, 2018, 9:51pm

Sen. Collins, you have completely lost any integrity you may have ever had. You are a disservice to your constituents, and to all Americans.

publishermike · January 4, 2018, 9:52pm

Well, what a surprise. Hey Susan, anyone could have seen this coming. That you didn’t just shows that you never really cared. Your health care vote was all sound and fury, signifying nothing.

As a resident of Maine, I will do everything I can to make sure that my fellow constituents never forget.

geofu54 · January 4, 2018, 9:52pm

Damn you TPM, that article is very sexist.

dr_coyote · January 4, 2018, 9:52pm

If no young/hungry Dem in ME was thinking about running against Collins (R-Surrenderville) before, I sure hope they are now.

dommyluc · January 4, 2018, 9:53pm

I wish every resident of Maine would walk up to Susan Collins when they see her and just yell, “Fuck you, Susan!” She needs to really know how hated she is and, from what I’ve heard from people from her home state commenting about her, she is really hated.

tsp · January 4, 2018, 9:53pm

Sen. Collins explaining herself to her constituents…

dommyluc · January 4, 2018, 9:54pm

I wish someone would shove those goalposts up her Trump-loving ass.

bankerpup · January 4, 2018, 9:54pm

Alas, no one elected Gorsuch or the Koch brothers.

hassler · January 4, 2018, 9:54pm

“She’s always there for you when you don’t need her vote,” Harry Reid said.

fargo116 · January 4, 2018, 9:59pm

“Uhhh, Sue, look, we got your vote. We really don’t give a fuck WHAT you do, now.” -McConnell

fuadreviez · January 4, 2018, 10:02pm

Honestly, it’s the supposed “moderate” R’s who are the most disappointing. There is no way she could have honestly believed she was going to get even one of her demands. Seriously, the rat-bastards who vocally supported this bill have more integrity than she does. Can’t imagine the cognitive gymnastics she must have pulled off to make herself believe she was doing the best thing for her constituents and the country, and actually had leverage in negotiations. What a loser.

brian512 · January 4, 2018, 10:03pm

Collins:

These three measures have to be passed before I’ll vote for the tax ~~heist~~ bill

Okay, maybe not passed passed, but there has to be a vote on them before I’ll vote for the tax thing.

Okay, so I caved and voted for the most irresponsible bit of tax “reform” in recorded history, but I still need those health care ~~fig leaves~~ bills by the end of 2017.

Did I say 2017? I meant some year beginning with the digit 2.

Actually, what I really needed was that pony that Mitch promised.

And hey, look how much horse shit there is in this room. Everyone grab a shovel and start digging, that pony’s gotta be in here somewhere!