kicked this for your comments, which are right on!

Go fuck yourself, Susan. Your "feisty independent" string ran out years ago.

clutching her pearls, now. I'll bet she voted to confirm the asshole. His intentions were clear.

Too late, susan.

The excerpt from the article clearly stated that Collins was the only Republican who voted against his appointment...

it was actually a safe "no" vote because she knew he would get confirmed anyway. She has a history of doing this.

The fact remains that she voted against him. Whether it was done on principle or politics, she voted to keep this particular clown from joining the circus. Unfortunately there were plenty of other votes to let him come out and play, so it looks like we're stuck with him.

Is nothing more than covering your own backside. This guy is as corrupt as they come while you and your RepubliCON party do nothing. Nov. Senator Collins isn't that far off, and this will be remembered no matter what you now say. You all are doing the same thing with this fake president, nothing. You've watched his destruction of policies designed to protect our environment , and have enabled this nightmare upon us now, so now being concerned is more than a little late, while our water and air are constantly under attack, and being polluted. 2018 Nov. coming up fast . The blue wave just got larger .

Despite her being a Republican soldier, she has said a thing or two, and called out Trump, when most others did not. She's on the record before the election as stating that Trump is unfit for office.

While she did fail on lots of other issues, she did vote against the worst cabinet pick of all.
We do need people to come across the aisle to vote this trash out of office , so when we're all done pointing out their flaws we need help getting to 51 votes.

So we can't expect the opposition to behave like THEIR opposition.

But think about how you'd react if a famous, high profile Democrat said negative statements about Obama publicly because that's what s/he believed. The Dem would have to feel very strongly to take on the wrath of his/her own party. Which is what Collins has done on a few occasions. She's despised by the wacko alt-right.

(She was a yea vote for the 2nd bill to repeal the ACA because she foolishly believed the empty promises the Repubs & Trump had made to her. They got her vote, then reneged on the deal.)

And I pretty much don't give a shit about words any more.

So why speak out? Just take the money and go with the flow.

Or speak out and get trashed by your own party AND by the opposition. That's truly the losing position to take.

I give credit where credit is due. Speaking out by Republicans MEANS SOMETHING, given that almost none of them do.

In a perfect world, she'd have the power to overturn Trump, and she would have. But she doesn't, so she can't.

She DID vote against repealing the ACA the first time. It mattered, too. She was one of the very few who were instrumental in keeping the ACA from being repealed.

She deserves credit for saving the ACA, as does McCain. They ARE still Republicans and WILL vote with their party most of the time. Just like Democrats do.

Sheesh. Some people expect perfection. Perfection doesn't exist. A Republican who speaks out AND votes against all Republican bills is: A Democrat. Because you are a member of a party because you agree with most of the platform. That's true for Republicans AND Democrats.

-Susan Collins R-ME April 15, 2018

The poor dear is trying to adopt a characteristic or two of a healthy adult human. Kind of inspiring, in its way. Fake it till you make it.

Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit.

No amount of pearl clutching will ever wash the shitstain of YOUR Retrumplican party off of you.

First chance we get, you're being replaced by someone without an R after their name.

You can't run fast enough to escape your Retrumplicanism

Shove your moderate act right up your ass

After saying the opposite about Pruitt earlier. She's part of the problem, and the American people must agree because they're saying now both house will be flipping over to the Democrats this Nov. . Even top GOP people are saying it now. The Senate needs to be out of McConnell's control, and now its looking more likely it will be as they do nothing to trump , and Pruitt and others for their corruption.

since she had the sense NOT to confirm Pruitt in the first place.


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/17/us/politics/live-congress-votes-scott-pruitt-epa.html


How Senators Voted on Scott
Pruitt for E.P.A. Administrator

FEB. 17, 2017

The Senate voted today to confirm Scott Pruitt as E.P.A. administrator. Here’s a full list of Senate confirmation votes. Related Article
51 votes will ensure confirmation
Yes
52
No
46
Not voting: 2
Voted “yes”
D
Joe Manchin III W.Va.
D
Heidi Heitkamp N.D.
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Roy Blunt Mo.
R
Ron Johnson Wis.
R
Ben Sasse Neb.
R
Luther Strange Ala.
R
Dean Heller Nev.
R
Tim Scott S.C.
R
Michael B. Enzi Wyo.
R
Thom Tillis N.C.
R
Patrick J. Toomey Pa.
R
Orrin G. Hatch Utah
R
Johnny Isakson Ga.
R
Charles E. Grassley Iowa
R
Jeff Flake Ariz.
R
Todd Young Ind.
R
Roger Wicker Miss.
R
John Thune S.D.
R
Dan Sullivan Alaska
R
Richard C. Shelby Ala.
R
Marco Rubio Fla.
R
Michael Rounds S.D.
R
Pat Roberts Kan.
R
Jim Risch Idaho
R
Rob Portman Ohio
R
David Perdue Ga.
R
Rand Paul Ky.
R
Lisa Murkowski Alaska
R
Jerry Moran Kan.
R
Mitch McConnell Ky.
R
Mike Lee Utah
R
James Lankford Okla.
R
John Kennedy La.
R
James M. Inhofe Okla.
R
John Hoeven N.D.
R
Lindsey Graham S.C.
R
Cory Gardner Colo.
R
Deb Fischer Neb.
R
Joni Ernst Iowa
R
Steve Daines Mont.
R
Ted Cruz Tex.
R
Michael D. Crapo Idaho
R
Tom Cotton Ark.
R
John Cornyn Tex.
R
Bob Corker Tenn.
R
Thad Cochran Miss.
R
Bill Cassidy La.
R
Shelley Moore Capito W.Va.
R
Richard M. Burr N.C.
R
John Boozman Ark.
R
John Barrasso Wyo.
R
Lamar Alexander Tenn.
Voted “no”
R
Susan Collins Me.
D
Bob Casey Pa.
D
Kirsten Gillibrand N.Y.
D
Claire McCaskill Mo.
D
Jeanne Shaheen N.H.
D
Maria Cantwell Wash.
D
Elizabeth Warren Mass.
D
Ron Wyden Ore.
D
Sheldon Whitehouse R.I.
D
Mark Warner Va.
D
Chris Van Hollen Md.
D
Tom Udall N.M.
D
Jon Tester Mont.
D
Debbie Stabenow Mich.
D
Chuck Schumer N.Y.
D
Brian Schatz Hawaii
D
Gary Peters Mich.
D
Jack Reed R.I.
D
Bill Nelson Fla.
D
Patty Murray Wash.
D
Christopher S. Murphy Conn.
D
Jeff Merkley Ore.
D
Robert Menendez N.J.
D
Edward J. Markey Mass.
D
Patrick J. Leahy Vt.
D
Amy Klobuchar Minn.
D
Tim Kaine Va.
D
Mazie K. Hirono Hawaii
D
Martin Heinrich N.M.
D
Maggie Hassan N.H.
D
Kamala Harris Calif.
D
Al Franken Minn.
D
Dianne Feinstein Calif.
D
Richard J. Durbin Ill.
D
Tammy Duckworth Ill.
D
Catherine Cortez Masto Nev.
D
Chris Coons Del.
D
Thomas R. Carper Del.
D
Benjamin L. Cardin Md.
D
Sherrod Brown Ohio
D
Cory Booker N.J.
D
Richard Blumenthal Conn.
D
Michael Bennet Colo.
D
Tammy Baldwin Wis.
I
Bernie Sanders Vt.
I
Angus King Me.
Not voting
D
Joe Donnelly Ind.
R
John McCain Ariz.
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