Pompeo To Make Third Trip To Kansas This Year

Despite his protestations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed to Kansas for the third time this year, possibly readying a Senatorial parachute should the Ukrainian scandal get worse for him.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1257174

HillaryĀ“s servers are in Garden City.

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Of course by June, Pompeo may be as distasteful as Kobach in Kansas, especially after those ā€˜dead airā€™ TV interview moments ā€¦ Homina Homina Homina

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I think he should just do it. That way when the new administration throws the fat fā€™r in the slammer, get kicked out of the Senate and the Governor can put a Dem in his place. Works for me.

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Heā€™s gonna bail!

operative word: bail

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Can someone run for Senate while in jail? Asking for a friend.

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If Kobach and Pompeo are the choices in Kansas, I declare the state totally pathetic.

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Yes

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Just because a felon canā€™t vote doesnā€™t mean s/he canā€™t be electedā€¦

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One-way trip to here?


US Penitentiary, Leavenworth

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What a win-win as it also meets the residency requirement! It might be difficult for Pompeo to make the Senate votes, but at least he can watch the proceedings on C-Span.

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The Secretary of State visiting Kansas? Are they a foreign shithole country, too?

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Itā€™s rumored Ukraine outsourced some of their election meddling to Sam Brownback. Pompeo needs to look into it.

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Hubris + CYA

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Musical born-again douchebags on the government tit.

I was really hoping Sebelius would enter the race, but sheā€™s just endorsed State Senator Barbara Bollier for the US Senate race. BB will be a very formidable candidate, and if i was a Republican (and thank the heavens iā€™m not!), iā€™d be worried, too. The Kansas GOP has no viable candidates. Period. Kobach??? Are you serious? Heā€™s a failure to his own cause. And Pompeo??? Reference Kobach. Both of these guys are in bed with the Dotard, and in Kansas, believe it or not, that will be a bigger problem for rank and file Republicans than people realize. Kansas is red, yes, but not at all costs. The State does have a long history of electing Dems for Governor. Kobach and Pompeo could be looking at a game-ending humiliation next year.

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I agree. With the way Kansas has been trending lately and with Pompeoā€™s deer in the headlights freeze-up when faced with difficult questions, this is no sure thing for him.

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I look forward to his opponentā€™s commercials featuring his deer in the headlights pauses when faced with questions he canā€™t answer about his And his bossā€™s abuses of power.

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Bollier, who launched her campaign to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Roberts last week, was elected to the Kansas Legislature in 2010 as a Republican. Late last year, she announced she was switching parties to become a Democrat, citing ā€œRepublican leadersā€™ hardline rhetoricā€ as a reason for her decision.

Sebelius Endorses Bollier

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