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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:52 PM Oct 2018

Keep your eyes open...

for whatever Susan Collins was offered for her vote.

A plumb spot on a committee, or a spot on a plumb committee? Support for a pet project or a bill she plans to sponsor. Extra money for her re-election? Something good, besides a thank you call from former President Bush.

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Keep your eyes open... (Original Post) Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 OP
Yes. I can see her being bribed and/or threatened by McTurtle. alwaysinasnit Oct 2018 #1
Rumor has it her husband is tight with the Russians. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #2
Full thread here... Roland99 Oct 2018 #3
Well, that's concerning & explains a lot. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #5
Part of a untold dirty story about Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #4
Interesting speech she also had nothing to do with writing. democratisphere Oct 2018 #6

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
5. Well, that's concerning & explains a lot.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:11 PM
Oct 2018

But really too complicated and convoluted for me. And some of the connections are stretching things. Because she likes Fred Thompson doesn't mean that she approved of any actions he may have done in the past.

Her recent marriage to a lobbyist with Russian connections explains a lot, though.

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