Maine GOP senator says Roy Moore was never fit for US Senate
Source: Associated Press
Updated 1:11 pm, Sunday, December 10, 2017
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine's Republican U.S. senator said on Sunday that Alabama politician Roy Moore was unfit to serve in the Senate even before sexual-misconduct allegations against him came to light.
Sen. Susan Collins made the comments on CBS' "Face the Nation." She called the Republican National Committee's decision to support Moore in the Alabama race "a mistake."
Collins said she thought Moore was a poor choice for Senate because of his views on Muslims and gays even before she learned of the misconduct allegations. She also said she's troubled that Moore has been removed from the Alabama Supreme Court twice for failure to "follow lawful judicial orders."
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Maine-GOP-senator-says-Roy-Moore-was-never-fit-12419789.php
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RandySF
(58,874 posts)fountainofyouth
(409 posts)And that is if she votes to expel him immediately.
ananda
(28,864 posts)And I'd also like to see her get voted out in 2018!!!
LisaL
(44,973 posts)If Alabama loves his views on Muslims and gays, do other senators have the right to decide that he doesn't belong?
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Some things are not a matter of opinion.
The First Amendment is one of those "things."
LisaL
(44,973 posts)But apparently Alabama is getting ready to elect him. So that is who they want to represent them.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)We'd be better off without that state.
Sort of joking, but not entirely. It isn't funny.
We have sunk to this point? Alabama has sunk to this point?
How is this possible?
His comment about when America was great was an abomination!
calimary
(81,297 posts)Indiana was hit hard after then-Governor Mike Pence signed that "my religion trumps your rights" bill into law. The state lost hundreds of million dollars in convention and event booking business. And THAT will show you true "trickle-down." When those conventions don't come to town as expected, the hotels don't fill up, the workers in those hotels and their restaurants and lobby shops get laid off, the lunch counters, boutiques and other small businesses around those hotels, and taxi and Uber and other freelance ALL services lose a valuable customer base. TONS of business blowback. That's why Mike Pence could be the luckiest SOB in politics. He would NOT have been reelected as governor after signing that miserable law that hurt business in his state. Instead he gets airlifted into the Vice Presidency and his career, then on life support, is rescued and dramatically resuscitated.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Who would go there for a convention?
Not me.
Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)Just the defense Department part is 17 billion dollars. This doesn't include other federal money programs such as medicaid, medicare, food stamps, other government largess such as NASA programs. the area around Huntsville is the mainmissile headquarters for R&D. A lot of these jobs were moved out of Democraticv states during the Reagan years to award the Republican voters and politicians. Just north of me a defense plant was torn down last year that used to employ 7000 workers. Another nearby one that employed thousands was closed down about 20 years ago. That is why the fascist bastard,er I mean conservatives are always big for defense. normal companies want to go there, but the pentagon will do the Pols bidding. Too bad the dems never learned to play hardball. Still playing kitten ball with the thugs.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution.
He may be lawfully elected, and then lawfully removed.
maxrandb
(15,330 posts)Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit.
I'm completely over your "good Retrumplican" dog and pony show.
You have an "R" after your name... you OWN shitstain.
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)elleng
(130,934 posts)been SO OVERLOOKED!
Initech
(100,079 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,343 posts)But he keeps getting these jobs.
Hopefully the Dems will get a lot of voters to go vote.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)She says that now, but if he makes the Senate she will be on Fox news saying we need more evidence
marble falls
(57,097 posts)paleotn
(17,920 posts)in the no shit sherlock file. Poor choice? Uh, yea.
old guy
(3,283 posts)You are branded forever and no amount pandering will change that.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)dchill
(38,501 posts)So what. Honey badger GOP don't give a shit.