Collins complained that “everybody ignores” her vote to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.
“What bigger break could there be?” she asked. “It is never enough.”
While Collins touted her breaks with Trump, she was also a pivotal vote for key parts of his agenda. She provided a decisive vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, despite sexual assault allegations that he denied. And though she voted against Trump’s Medicaid-cutting “Big Beautiful Bill” on final passage, she was a key vote to advance debate on it.
Waahhhhh
Now Stephen King can finally move back home. /s
She could never decide if her job was to lick federal boots or to represent the interests of her voters. As a GOP rep, we have plenty of examples that you can get away with doing either just fine, but not with constantly flopping between the two.
Just write someone a strongly worded letter and furrow your brow. That’s worked for every other scenario for you, right, Suze?
Oh, bullshit. Every time she went against Trump it was managed opposition. She only did it when MAGA knew they already had enough votes, and could let her preserve her “independent” image, and keep getting elected. It’s extremely common in any vote, for both sides.
So spare me the whining about your sacrifice. It was all manipulation, and we all know it.
Expecting praise for doing the bare minimum - impeaching, convicting and removing from office a seditionist and a traitor to the country who was caught red handed committing election fraud, is frankly laughable.
You’re not a child, Susan Collins. You don’t get a gold star just for participating.
She voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment. She was the final deciding vote. Fuck you, cunt.
She absolutely was not the deciding vote. That would have meant 66 other senators voted to remove him from office. The final votes on the 2 counts were 48 and 47 (with Romney voting in favor of removal from office of the abuse of power charge but not the obstruction of Congress charge).
Changing the outcome would have required 20 total Republicans to flip. Collins changing her vote would still have left them 18 votes shy.
He learned his lesson though.
None of Trump’s impeachments came close because conviction requires 67 votes in the Senate. His first impeachment only had 1 R vote to convict (Romney) - the total was 48, so they needed 19 more Republicans.
You’re probably thinking of Collins being the deciding Yes vote for Brett Kavanaugh, which she was. Despite claiming that she didn’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.
Thanks for voting to put a rapist on the Supreme Court to take away women’s reproductive rights. Bye Felicia
I’ve saved this on for many years
Career politician grouchy she’s not untouchable.
Nothing to see here. Shes done.
Susan Collins, one of the token senators who was allowed to vote the other way when it almost always made no overall impact.
Get fucked.
she believed he viewed Roe as “settled law” and “settled as a precedent of the court”
You got used and still pushed his policy.
You’re done.
She didn’t get used. They always made sure there were plenty of yes votes to push through the Trump agenda whenever she said no. She never said no when her vote actually mattered. She was playing her constituents as fools.
You’re right. The people always get played.
Oh boo hoo hoo Susie now GTFO!
You know what we want. To replace capitalism with communism, you fucking capitalist pig.
I don’t know about that entirely. There’s different flavors of everything. We can still utilize the good things from a private economy, but use the tools and framework for socialized safety nets to create a bottom floor for being an American. Then use that as the example for the rest of the world.
It’s the carrot and the stick. Not either the carrot or the stick.
Oh no we cant have a moneyless, classless, stateless society! think of all the downsides! we should just inject some sewage into our drinking water instead of all of it, the answer is always in the middle ground!
I would much prefer Socialist Anarchy because communism often leads to authoritarianism, and that’s how you get Tankies.
How are you going to protect the country against fascism if you don’t express authority over capitalists and fascists?
Better question: Socialism is a transitional state between capitalism and… what exactly? Not anarchism. Call me a tankie all you want but you will not get a classless, stateless society without defending it from capitalist oligarch fascists.
See: China, Cuba, USSR, North Korea, Vietnam, Venezuela, Afghanistan
Expressing authority over capitalists, in U.S. parlance, is called regulation. The US just took a MASSIVE step towards reinstituting the regulation that the Republicans spent 4+2 years stripping., so there’s hope at least
They’re not going to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban capitalism, or whatever magic bullet you’re thinking of, but if we’re lucky they might pass universal healthcare.
Oh wow. “Constitutional amendment to ban capitalism” is cute. Ok when that regulation doesn’t work in 15 years because republicans are still in power, how are we going to reach a classless, stateless Socialist/Anarchist society ? You really believe institutional capitalist oligarchs are going to just hand power over to the people because we amend or regulate the constitution? The same constitution written by White slave owners?
Be mad all you want, I’m describing reality. Feel free to describe the steps they need to take to achieve your end state.
Organizing. Strike. Revolution.
For someone who would rather have “Socialist Anarchy” rather than a communist end state, you are pretty reliant on capitalist reforms that, in your own words, republicans can strip away within 6 years, so I ask again: How are you going to achieve this when legislation is stripped by oligarchs?
You’re describing a reality where you rely on fascist overlords to give up power based upon no authority expressed and legal regulation and literally saying “if we’re lucky”. What an incredibly ignorant and weak mindset to have when talking about others rights. “If we’re lucky”… Give me a break. We aren’t lucky. Jefferies is basically telling you as a Blue Voter to give up the idea of free healthcare.
No dude. If we force them. We can not rely on luck. Express authority over your leaders. What you’re describing isn’t even socialist or Anarchist policy, it’s just capitalist reform.
Organizing. Strike. Revolution. is a slogan, not a plan. How can you demand from others what you’re not willing to do yourself? What is your plan.
Anarchy is the law of the land anyway.
Random breaks here and there don’t count. You need to be consistent. You also don’t get points for voting a certain way when:
a) It would have passed anyway without your vote
b) It never had a chance of passing even if you voted for it
