Murkowski: "I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate."

[Dennis Donovan]

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Murkowski: "I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate. I don’t believe the continuation of this process will change anything. It is sad for me to admit that, as an institution, the Congress has failed."

1:18 PM - Jan 31, 2020

Are you FUCKING kidding me??? She said no to save CJ Roberts from looking bad when he would sit on his hands and not tie-break.

"I guess she can see Russia from her house." - random twitter comment just seen

[underpants]

1. That's a weird excuse

[Dennis Donovan]

6. She did it to spare Roberts from looking like a boob when he refuses to tie-break

Her statement tells me that had Alexander said yes, she would've followed suit.

[underpants]

18. Yeah I saw them as a package deal

[BeckyDem]

2. She's right, because of people like her that is impossible.

[2naSalit]

7. +1

The only reason they aren't outraged is because of their participation in the racket.

[BeckyDem]

19. Totally.

[lame54]

3. Self fulfilling prophecy

[kysrsoze]

4. Yeah, thanks to you and the other 52 asshole Repub Senators.

Congress hasn’t failed. It’s you half-wit, self-serving motherfuckers.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. There won't be if there are no witnesses

What the fuck?

[Nevilledog]

8. Well, that's a fuck-ton of bullshit.

[lame54]

9. Remember the Alamo...

When they rolled over and said what's the point?

[Dennis Donovan]

12. That's exactly what she's saying.

[RandySF]

10. Cheap way out

What did she do to make it fair?

[dchill]

11. So that means she will not vote to acquit, right?

SARC

[MoonRiver]

13. I've been thinking that would be her excuse.

[Nikki28]

14. time to start running ads on her too

she is right about the Senate not giving a fair trial, but she is a liar to say Congress did not do their job. All these traitors has to go and I hope her folks back home haunt her day and night.We need a miracle.

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. Good gawd.

[PA Democrat]

16. COWARD

[Mme. Defarge]

17. To say that this is the most cowardly and chicken-sh*t reason

I could possibly imagine is an insult to chickens and cowards. This is shameless and depraved.

[maxsolomon]

20. The SENATE has failed. Repeatedly.

I think the House did a really good job.

[bdamomma]

34. Thanks to us

who flipped it, I guess we will have to flip the Senate too.

Never

[maxsolomon]

38. We did a really good job too!

Of course, it was pretty easy in my district (Pramila Jayapal).

[bdamomma]

40. Oh,

she's wonderful.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Murkowski: Senate Republicans are lame brained enough to get in the way of a fair trial,

and I'm lame brained enough to follow them.

[COLGATE4]

22. File under "No shit, Sherlock" nt

[blogslut]

23. What a feckless excuse for a senator.

I hope you never sleep peacefully again, Lisa.

[UTUSN]

24. That's a real thing she said?!1

[book_worm]

25. The Congress didn't fail--The Senate did

and you did, too, Murkowski. If you really thought there should be witnesses you should vote for it anyway.

[cbdo2007]

26. Is this real?!?!?! A Repube Senator is admitting it is not a fair trial?!?!

[EndlessWire]

39. I know!

And then she basically cuts and runs. This won't be forgotten. The most middle of the road for fear of offending anyone I have ever seen. It makes no sense.

[EleanorR]

27. Like collins, Murkowski is a participant in a well choreographed farce

Collins new she could safely vote for witnesses without consequence, and Murkowski is trying to look like an understanding moderate with her "Look, I'm sad and I know it's not fair" shtick while voting against witnesses and evidence.

Neither stood up for Democracy. They are both just as bad as McConnell and the rest of the cabal.

[lagomorph777]

28. There will be no fair trial, BECAUSE she is voting against having a fair trial.

What an asshole.

[cilla4progress]

29. Beginning to think they are stupid?

She can make it fair. Witnesses.

Stupid AND compromised.

[Midnight Writer]

30. I poured sugar in my gas tank and it is sad for me to admit that my car has failed.

I will continue to pour sugar in my gas tank hoping it will improve.

[cbdo2007]

31. This quote is a blessing to anyone running against these Senators in November.

This is amazing. A Repube publicly admitting the GOP acquittal was due to an unfair trial.

[Dennis Donovan]

35. It definitely has value in that regard.

Same for Alexander's statement. And John Kelly came out today and said the trial is a farce.

[pansypoo53219]

32. "fair". hard to say fair when the moron is clearly guilty. partisan cover-up.

[bdamomma]

33. Horrible

just selling out the country for this thug.

She can kiss her job away.

[marmar]

36. Hot, flaming.......

Senator.

[Skinner]

37. This is actually some fairly genius (and cynical) spin.

Read Murkowski's quite closely. She has managed to craft an explanation that laments the process, without actually indicating what went wrong or which side she is on.

"I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate." Who is responsible for that? Murkowski doesn't say.

"I don’t believe the continuation of this process will change anything." Sadly true.

"It is sad for me to admit that, as an institution, the Congress has failed." Failed how? By pursuing impeachment in the first place, or by failing to consider the evidence in a good-faith way? Murkowski lets the listener fill in the blanks.

It's times like these when the "sensible centrists" end up looking like the most cynical and cowardly of them all.

[lastlib]

41. Undoubtedly, she can see rubles on her kitchen table!