Flake handing maggot a grenade

[MFM008]

giving a speech in the Senate now.
Talking about coarseness from the top..
decency.......all stuff that would have been great to hear BEFORE THE ELECTION........................

[demmiblue]

1. A really impressive speech so far.

[MFM008]

2. agreed.

Sure could have used it a YEAR AGO.

[demmiblue]

10. So very true, but I'll take it. n/t

[iluvtennis]

23. Ditto

[Demsrule86]

28. It doesn't impress me...look at his votes..fuck him.

[The_jackalope]

42. Would you prefer he had remained silent? nt

[SHRED]

3. Talk is cheap.

[Irish_Dem]

24. All they do is yap. No action. nt

[trotsky]

25. Yep.

Trump will lob his own grenade on Twitter, and the media will jump on it like they always do, and Flake's speech will be ignored and forgotten.

[Kolesar]

32. As was the Las Vegas mass shooting, and Russia, etc ... eom

[Orrex]

4. If only there were some agency empowered to remove a sitting president

[GoCubsGo]

5. He also said he won't seek reelection.

Which could open AZ to a Dem--or to an even bigger nutjob than him.

[underpants]

14. J. D. Hayworth

He was the primary challenger to McCain in 2010

[GoCubsGo]

18. Yeah, unfortunately.

I completely forgot about that asshole.

[VOX]

31. And how much time does McCain have left in him?

AZ will likely have TWO senate seats coming up. Just putting one of those in the “D” column would be a huge help.

But...Arizona.

[underpants]

33. He was re-elected in 2016.

So he has a little over 5 years left.

[VOX]

35. But he also has an aggressive brain cancer.

He’s a tough old bird, but he may not even have a full year left. On Earth.

[lagomorph777]

6. Well, if it helps in 2018, it's worth something

An open seat is always a better bet than a filled one.

[Amimnoch]

26. You know, were the situation any different, I'd be cheering alongside ya.

In McCain's seat there hasn't been a Democrat elected since 1962. In Flake's seat, there hasn't been one elected since 1988.

Having the seat vacant does provide an opportunity, and Arizona willing, the anti-trump sentiment will be enough to get the vote out to get a Democrat in that seat, but the odds aren't in our favor, and Flake would have been a much better option than Hayworth, or forbid.. Arpaio.

[MFM008]

7. BUT until then hes free to speak out

like this. Maggot in Chief must be screaming at the TV.
I see a press conference before the end of the day.

[WiffenPoof]

8. As Far As I'm Concerned...

...Flake is demonstrating true courage in his speech.

If only other Republicans would join him.

I sense cracks in the armor.

[MFM008]

11. agreed!

100%

My Mom just said " rump must be pissing down his leg"............

[OKNancy]

9. Good speech.

[Motley13]

12. hope more leave this sinking ship

moron must be going more insane




he & Corker can do a lot of damage before Jan 2018, go get him guys

[MontanaMama]

27. Hope they aren't leaving

the door open for Bannon and Brietbart's nazi candidates...both Flake and Corker are on the purge list.

[leftynyc]

13. Flake speaking from floor of senate

makes it part of the official record. I sense a rage tweetstorm coming on.

[madamesilverspurs]

15. He seems near tears.

With good reason.

Amazing.

.

[MFM008]

16. very emotional

can hardly speak at some points.

[Motley13]

17. I think it's anger

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

19. Got a little applause and they cut the sound off

[MFM008]

20. I noticed that

I thought it was my hearing!

[WheelWalker]

21. Time to go #fullbullworth

[mn9driver]

22. By retiring in 2019, he is free to call Trumpublicans out for what they are:

The potential instrument of the destruction of American democracy.

And he's making it clear in this speech that he intends to do just that. Arizona will probably elect a right wing goon to replace him, but at least Flake can speak freely while his utterances are still newsworthy.

It wouldn't surprise me to see him campaign against the Republican candidate to replace him.

[TeamPooka]

29. Yeah but is he willing to obstruct Trump and McConnell like he did Obama for 8 years?

If not then fuck him and good riddance.
Actions speak louder than words Flake.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. He voted to repeal ObamaCare. . . . nt

[marylandblue]

30. Trump only got 49% of the vote in AZ

This could be a major pickup.

[hatrack]

34. Words, words, words . . .

They're nice and all, but let's see how he votes on the tax cut and budget proposals.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

36. Even if we had heard this before the election

Rethugs, including Flake have no sense of decency. It would have been the same shit sandwich then as it is now. Someones paid or ordered him to say these things.

[orangecrush]

37. impeachment

in 3... 2... 1...

[Saviolo]

38. Nice to hear, but...

why do we always only hear this as they're walking out the door? It's amazing that they're profiles in courage as soon as they're leaving.

I mean, I'll take what I can get. Clawing back any tiny bit of insanity by his fingernails is something, and not nothing. It certainly takes some political will to stand up and say all of that at all, I just wish some of these principled GOPers had found their moral compass three to six months ago, y'know?

Tomorrow, Flake will have been an enemy from the beginning. Breitbart and Trump's Twitter feed will be full of recriminations and evidence that Flake has always been against the Trump administration (his actual real life voting record notwithstanding).

[Bob Loblaw]

39. This will only serve

to embolden Trump. No doubt he will claim victory over the "obstructor" in 3..., 2..., 1...

[SummerSnow]

40. If you wanted decency Senator Flake, you should have never became a Republican

[onetexan]

43. second that

these GOP don't grow a spine until they're about to resign. SAD.

[LiberalArkie]

44. They thought Trump could be controlled.