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babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 03:50 PM Jun 2018

'Moderate' Susan Collins sides with Trump on family separation

https://thinkprogress.org/moderate-susan-collins-sides-with-trump-on-separating-immigrant-kids-from-their-parents-a40c3a9904ff/

‘Moderate’ Susan Collins sides with Trump on family separation
The Maine senator also says Trump's border wall should be part of any immigration solution.
Frank Dale
Jun 17, 2018, 3:01 pm

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Like many Republicans, Collins has occasionally offered criticism of Trump despite continuing to support his agenda. According to FiveThirtyEight’s “Trump Score,” Collins has voted with Trump 80.8 percent of the time, which ranks between Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) 82.2 percent and Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) 74.3 percent.

While outrage continues to mount over Trump’s family separation policy, Collins recently wrote a letter to constituents that attempted to justify it:




Then, Collins doubled down during an appearance Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation. Although she acknowledged that family separation is “traumatizing,” Collins declined to support a bipartisan effort to end the cruel practice, and even suggested that Trump’s border wall be included in any immigration solution:




Even the president’s own wife can’t embrace some of the hardline positions endorsed by Trump and Collins. Ignoring her husband’s role in creating the new “zero tolerance policy,” First Lady Melania Trump issued a statement Sunday calling for a bipartisan solution to the immigration crisis, adding that she “hates to see children separated from their families.”
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'Moderate' Susan Collins sides with Trump on family separation (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2018 OP
Of course she is a soulless republican. onecaliberal Jun 2018 #1
Don't come crying to me about your lobster tariff. Kittycow Jun 2018 #2
There is no such thing as a moderate Republican. Ace Rothstein Jun 2018 #3
Exactly. You will find a live Do-Do bird before you find a moderate republican today. Blue_true Jun 2018 #12
Bill Kristol trolls Collins bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #4
Monster. duforsure Jun 2018 #5
Mark Sanford's loss scared her. bitterross Jun 2018 #6
We need to give them some November losses that scare them even worse. dawg Jun 2018 #7
Senator Susan Collins (R-Good German) Zambero Jun 2018 #8
Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996. alp227 Jun 2018 #19
Susan Collins-Monster Souless Heartless Doormat. Cha Jun 2018 #9
Dear Susan: FUCK YOU!!! Still In Wisconsin Jun 2018 #10
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #20
Suzie is "all in " with the Trump/GOP/Fascists jpak Jun 2018 #11
She's 'moderate'. For a repug. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #13
She's filth JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #14
Oh, fuck Susan Collins. GoCubsGo Jun 2018 #15
She up for election in NOV? bluestarone Jun 2018 #16
she's up in 2020 Takket Jun 2018 #17
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #18

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
12. Exactly. You will find a live Do-Do bird before you find a moderate republican today.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 06:06 PM
Jun 2018

Republicans that were true moderates decamped from that party 3 years ago.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
4. Bill Kristol trolls Collins
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:09 PM
Jun 2018

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I’ve tried to read up a bit on the Feinstein bill, and it doesn’t seem particularly broad to me. Anyway, @SenatorCollins could suggest a narrower bill. But saying you’d like to see a comprehensive solution is saying that, for now, you’re fine with doing nothing.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
7. We need to give them some November losses that scare them even worse.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:50 PM
Jun 2018

And we can do it too, if only we can hold together and show up in force.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
8. Senator Susan Collins (R-Good German)
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:59 PM
Jun 2018

This should settle the question of whether any moderate Republicans still remain.

alp227

(32,025 posts)
19. Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:37 PM
Jun 2018

She won the seat of her former boss William Cohen, a northeastern "Rockefeller Republican" who had served in Congress (first the House then Senate) since the '70s.

Also, Collins benefits from serving a small state where she can easily meet face to face with constituents. Same applies to other "small state" senators like Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy in neighboring Vermont. Yet as the Republican Party has changed over the years, Collins has had to change with the times too.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
13. She's 'moderate'. For a repug.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 06:44 PM
Jun 2018

All that really means is she'll keep selling America out to the orange nazi, and he still will remember to get rid of her, too, when it's convenient for him.

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
15. Oh, fuck Susan Collins.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 08:15 PM
Jun 2018

(Not literally, of course. Not something I'd wish on you.) I have had enough of her. I hope Maine has, as well. I won't be surprised if she has taken Russian money, making her complicit in that treason.

Takket

(21,570 posts)
17. she's up in 2020
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 08:26 PM
Jun 2018

and the letter she sent should be RESENT be whomever her opponent is during the campaign to remind everyone that she supports this monster.

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