I wonder why Rachel, Joe, and the rest

[Jakes Progress]

haven't been asking whether there are more putin shills than just the orange one. Several congress critters have been unstinting is giving vlad everything he wants. Were they bought, blackmailed, or threatened into becoming russian workers.

[Hekate]

1. Rachel, Nicolle, and several of their steady guests certainly have. You missed that?

[Jakes Progress]

3. I rarely miss

Rachel. I've never seen them discuss russian agents in the congress. Can you tell me when this happened?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Bought, I suspect.

How could they turn down all that delicious Russian money laundered through the NRA?

[bdamomma]

4. McConnell

he got 3.5 million from a Russia/China bank connection, that's why he's hiding his ass.

He keeps on saying it's a "political stunt" about the sanctions, that's getting kind of old Mitch. That's why he is hiding.

Read this article

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/13/1825790/-mcconnell-and-the-agents-of-power-and-influence

snip of article:

Some have posited that he’s carrying Trump’s water because he’s in Trump’s pocket. Some say he’s worried about his upcoming 2020 re-election so he’s pandering to Trump’s base. Some suggest he’s protecting the GOP because he’s a hardcore republican. The media line seems to be that he’s a “wily old fox.”

But none of these really take full account of McConnell’s need to succeed, driven by weak-kneed cowardice and inadequacy. Yet it is these personality traits which greased the wheels of his rise to senate tyrant because it is these personality traits which make him the perfect mark for agents of power and influence.

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[Kajun Gal]

6. Because it's a given.

[Jakes Progress]

7. One and a half billion

would give every republican senator more than $25,000,000. Since that group has shown no moral center or sense of patriotism or shame, it would be difficult to imagine that they wouldn't sell out for that size a check.

derapaska stands to make tens of billions because of the republican votes in the Senate. One and a half if a cheap deal for him.

[Scruffy1]

8. that explains a lot.

When charges weren't pressed over $25,000 dollar donations to stop prosecutions none of them asked the right question. The campaign donation was probably reasonably good legal cover for the big brown paper bag.

[Jakes Progress]

9. So imagine if there were a Swiss

account with 25 million in it available to any republican who would kiss patin's ring and genuflect for trump.

A drop in the bucket for a russian oligarch.