Jeff Flake deserves credit?

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Last edited Wed Oct 25, 2017, 12:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Lauren Duca? @laurenduca 54s55 seconds ago

Jeff Flake deserves about as much credit as a toddler newly able to identify colors. The GOP is deafeningly silent, and endlessly complicit.

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[kentuck]

1. Yes, he deserves credit.

His speech should not be dismissed.

[SHRED]

3. Because words hurt.

[Coventina]

6. And right after, he told NPR he would continue to support Trump's agenda.

He's just a big crybaby that Trump is blatantly racist, instead of keeping it quiet.

[kentuck]

8. I think he said he would support Trump when he agreed with him??

But we should not lose sight of the fact that Trump adopted the Republican agenda in order to get their allegiance. He was never a Republican or a conservative. "Trump's agenda" is a bit deceiving.

[Coventina]

9. He didn't highlight a single thing - legislatively, that he would oppose Trump on.

And he gave mealy-mouthed excuses for Trump's enablers.

That kind of "courage" is laughable.

It costs him nothing, since he's quitting.

[kentuck]

10. He mentioned the DACA program.

[Coventina]

12. OK, I'll admit that I missed him mentioning that.

But, DACA was something Trump kicked to Congress saying "Fix it."
I don't know that he has outlined anything specific he wants done.

I hardly thing that's something Flake can win points for.

The guy is a pathetic weasel.

[bigtree]

14. 11pm: Votes with Trump against CFPB

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[Coventina]

15. Yup. His grab for attention was just pathetic.

[bigtree]

7. most Americans didn't need a speech

...from a member of the most destructive political party in our history.

What they need is concrete action. A compromised pol taking swipes while backing out the door doesn't strike me as the most consequential voice in Washington.

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. He votes in favor of the drumpf agenda 95 percent of the time.

[Orrex]

17. No, it should be dismissed entirely.

It's worthless grandstanding that will have no impact at all. Republicans still in office will ignore it, Democrats will praise it pointlessly, and Trump will keep on Trumping until every last one of us is Trumped beyond recognition.


Why, exactly, should we credit Flake for doing nothing of value and taking no real action against Trump?

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2. Since Corker and Flake refuse to act

My guess is they are lining up lucrative corporate lobbyist gigs.
Their vote for tax cuts will pad their resume.

[Orrex]

18. That was my first impression as well.

In essence, Flake is saying "Praise me as I relocate to my decades-long career raking in millions as a lobbyist."

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Yep. Talk is cheap.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. Flake's still a worthless POS. It's fun to watch them turn on each other

But it's just an ego pissing contest! They still share the common goal of screwing us over!

[dalton99a]

13. Flake & Corker have no problem killing millions of Americans to give the 1% their tax cuts

[DFW]

16. Flake's speech WAS good, BUT until he backs it up with courageous votes in the Senate

He will remain what his name implies, as far as I'm concerned.

[anamnua]

19. What I found disturbing

was the tone of genuine fear in his (Flake's) voice. Does he know something none of the rest of us know?