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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
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alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)1. Yes. I can see her being bribed and/or threatened by McTurtle.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)2. Rumor has it her husband is tight with the Russians.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)3. Full thread here...
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)5. Well, that's concerning & explains a lot.
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.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Part of a untold dirty story about
how Lobbyist were tied to the Kremlin. As well as the Ukraine.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)6. Interesting speech she also had nothing to do with writing.
All GOP politics is corruption.