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senseandsensibility

(25,570 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:37 PM 10 hrs ago

Tillis on CNN: Hegseth makes Kristi Noem look like a five star recruit

Well now, I am definitely all in for some well deserved Hegseth shade, but if my memory serves me right, wasn't Tillis the deciding vote for Hegseth? How about an apology for your terrible judgement, Sen. Tillis?

And while we're at it, I'm still waiting for an apology from Dr. Cassidy for his deciding vote to confirm RFK.

Sometimes I wish Dems were better at that "I told you so" thing.

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Tillis on CNN: Hegseth makes Kristi Noem look like a five star recruit (Original Post) senseandsensibility 10 hrs ago OP
Mhm. mr715 10 hrs ago #1
Disagree. May need his vote. Too late for a party switch Raven123 9 hrs ago #2
His vote for what? mr715 9 hrs ago #3
I don't want him to resign senseandsensibility 9 hrs ago #4
Ehhh... I don't think he will. mr715 9 hrs ago #5
The most we can hope for is that they remain vocal senseandsensibility 8 hrs ago #6
MTG resigned and retains a ravening press presence mr715 7 hrs ago #7

mr715

(4,202 posts)
1. Mhm.
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:42 PM
10 hrs ago

Well Sen. Tillis... how about you, idk, resign?

Super loudly.

Or switch parties. Since you're retiring anyway.

Raven123

(7,909 posts)
2. Disagree. May need his vote. Too late for a party switch
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:51 PM
9 hrs ago

Just hoping he can help the cause of the Constitution, sanity and decency.

mr715

(4,202 posts)
3. His vote for what?
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:53 PM
9 hrs ago

He isn't voting to end the Iran war, his governor is a Democrat, and a vacancy hurts his caucus more than ours since they already have to deal with Murkowski and Collins and their various maverickness and concernitude

senseandsensibility

(25,570 posts)
4. I don't want him to resign
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:53 PM
9 hrs ago

There are many ways he can make himself useful before the midterms.

mr715

(4,202 posts)
5. Ehhh... I don't think he will.
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:56 PM
9 hrs ago

I think he'll puff himself up, and so will Cassidy and Cornyn.

But they'll all still be Republicans, so they'll always feel a tingle in their dick when they get to step on the neck of the poor.

senseandsensibility

(25,570 posts)
6. The most we can hope for is that they remain vocal
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:28 PM
8 hrs ago

and that's useful to us. The media covers whatever they say, and as long as it's negative about what this administration is doing, we can use that to our benefit.

mr715

(4,202 posts)
7. MTG resigned and retains a ravening press presence
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:00 PM
7 hrs ago

These people still have very real power and have their fingerprints all over the horror show.

If Massie resigned, and Tillis, and Cornyn, and Cassidy, and... ... ... Collins...

That steady stream of (good for us) news drowns out anything Trump does.

But they won't, because they love their power. They love their little club. Even when they are kicked in the ass, they beg for more.

The only moral choice for these bottom feeders is resignation

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