Two GOP Senators Lose All Credibility

[DonViejo]

January 16, 2018 at 8:20 am EST By Taegan Goddard

James Hohmann: “Credibility is like virginity. You only get to lose it once.”

After Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that President Trump had complained about the United States taking immigrants from “shithole countries,” two Republican senators who attended the meeting — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Sen. David Purdue (R-GA) took issue with their Democratic colleague. It turns out their denials were based on hearing Trump say “shithouse” instead of “shithole” — as if that makes a difference.

“Cotton and Perdue will be defined by this moment, in part, because other senators will remember their attacks on Durbin. This will make them less trustworthy as potential partners and thus less effective as members of Congress.”

Jennifer Rubin: “Colleagues on both sides of the aisle should keep these two Republican senators’ rampant, flippant dishonesty in mind going forward. Should either come before the Senate for a confirmable position, the Senate should reject the nomination. If they lied about this, they’d lie about anything.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/01/16/two-gop-senators-lose-credibility/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Now Cotton loses credibility? Now?

I know, but let me make my point.

He committed treason when he led the letter writing against our national interests with Iran nuke deal.

Just like McConnell violating the constitution by preventing the elected govt from appointing a SC justice. THAT was when the streets should have needed paving from the POUNDING we should have been giving them

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' with disgust

[Girard442]

3. The Trumpers are digging their trenches.

No Man's Land is pretty empty now. If you're a Trumper, you can do no wrong in the eyes of other Trumpers as long as you support Trump. If you're anti-Trump, doesn't matter what your argument is, nothing else matters to them other than you're the enemy.

[dalton99a]

4. The modern GOP would not exist without white supremacy

[Raster]

5. "If they lied about this, theyd lie about anything.

[niyad]

6. how does the author assume they had any to start with?

[lastlib]

7. Which two (One?) HAD any??!?

Maybe Murkowski had a sliver, but.......