Sen. Jeff Flake on not seeking re-election: "Mr. President, I rise today to say: Enough."

[Trotsky]

Mr. President, I rise today to say: Enough. We must dedicate ourselves to making sure that the anomalous never becomes normal. With respect and humility, I must say that we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner, a return to civility and stability right behind it. We know better than that. By now, we all know better than that.

Sustained incumbency is certainly not the point of seeking office. And there are times when we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time.

Holy shit.

 

[ripskater]

Drain the swamp

 

[lecter]

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[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Pretty impressive.
This mini rebellion will remain confined to those who have the courage that the end of their careers will give them, the rest will be sheep.

 

[curryjunkie]

You're a fucking moron.

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[nac386]

 

[Prex32]

bye bye?

 

[irish_thug]

Well, his last name is Flake...

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

No points for putting him in power, boys. You foisted this piece of shit off on the country so you could rack up a W.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Well, his last name is Flake...

Better than Slurp.

 

[syct23]

Two more months and then... This is it starts..



Lols..

 

[snakedafunky]

Meh, that is some pretty pathetic stuff. He is the politician the political climate is directly his fault.

Also I prefer a loudmouthed, incompetent fool like Trump compared to a man that kept his mouth shut until the moment he has nothing to loose.
Might as well keep it shut.

 

[ripskater]

Flake is probably worried that he'd lose in the primary

 

[Fawlty]

Well, his last name is Flake...

Do you disagree with him?

 

[Farmer Br0wn]

bye bye?

 

[Jim Bob]

Another swamp creature calling it quits. This opens the door for real Conservatives to take their places. They knew their primaries would be challenged.

 

[BearGrounds]

How much re-election trouble is Sen. Jeff Flake really in?

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news...n-trouble-sen-jeff-flake-really-in/480665001/

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake got some bad news by way of a poll that found him with the third-highest disapproval rating of any of the Senate's 100 members.

Flake, R-Ariz., is seeking a second Senate term in 2018, and it already has long been clear that his poll numbers are soft and he's likely in for a fight in both next year's Senate Republican primary and general election.

What a surprise....

 

[kpt018]

People should listen to or read the speech. Really powerful and spot on.

 

[SBJJ]

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattv...-gop-primary-challenger-by-14-points-n2371992

He's so brave now!

Lol!!

Where is his outrage at a 4 Star General being called a white supremacist

Oh. The Children! We have to protect them from 1 man calling another man LIL!!

 

[WorldofWarcraft]

Good riddance.