Members stevenkesslar Posted March 2 Members Posted March 2 Thank you, Sen. Lankford. As an organizer and lobbyist, I have worked with Republicans for big chunks of my life, including many US Senators and state legislators. I often found my best allies in winning compromise laws were principled conservatives. They actually know what they stand for. So you can figure out ways to compromise for the common good. Lankford is that kind of guy. He was able to put together a conservative immigration bill with Democrats, that Trump killed. He was able to push for funding for Ukraine, which Trump consistently tried to kill. He understands this is about democracy and free markets. And not tolerating a murderous KGB thug, to quote him. I think he also put his finger on the two keys words: "security guarantees". Peace, or even stalemate, means nothing without that. Because, as Lankford correctly states, the murderous KGB thug breaks every promise. What is it about this truth that is so hard for clowns like Gutfeld and Trump to understand? Zelenskyy kept talking about "security guarantees" with the Republican Senators he met with. He brought it up in the Oval Office, before the insolent pig's loyal piglet tried to make it about whether Ukrainians are grateful enough. Zelenskyy, and Ukrainians, are right. And Lankford knows it. Without security guarantees peace means nothing. It is an invitation for Putin to arm up and start a new genocide. Republicans with principles clearly do not like the insolent pig's embrace of the murderous KGB thug. If this is what they are saying public, I can only imagine the private groans and laments. Quote
Members Suckrates Posted March 2 Members Posted March 2 Senator Lankford is also the one that helped introduce Bidens original immigration plan, which Trump killed, and then Langford signaled on the House floor that Trump "killed the bill".... But that doesnt discount that he voted to confirm ALL Trumps cabinet trash, so he isnt a Saint. He's a Yin Yang Senator. stevenkesslar 1 Quote
Members stevenkesslar Posted March 2 Author Members Posted March 2 24 minutes ago, Suckrates said: He's a Yin Yang Senator. He's a principled conservative. To state the obvious, this is the biggest test of democracy in America for a long time. Thankfully, this is not the Civil War. At least not yet. The best comparison to me is VietNam and Nixon. There had to be a center, and it had to hold. In part that meant there was a Silent Majority that did feel things were out of control, and elected Nixon to stop it. But there was a center that held in the Republican Party, too. When they told Nixon he had to go. People who don't agree on most things can meet in the center and agree on some important things. This is one of those times. And Trump makes Nixon look like child's play. Since I am praising Republicans I mostly disagree with, I will add Dan Crenshaw to my list, for two reasons: Dan Crenshaw appears to threaten Tucker Carlson in hot mic moment Quote The two have long traded barbs via social media, with Carlson mocking Crenshaw as one of “the dumbest” Republicans and Crenshaw deriding Carlson as a “cowardly, know-nothing elitist.” Quote “If I ever meet him, I’ll fucking kill him,” said Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who represents a Houston-area district. How can anyone not like Crenshaw for saying that? Except Tucker, of course. Talk about insolent pigs! But here is another think I like about Crenshaw, that I think meets the moment. I would like to put him in a room with Ukraine's Special Ambassador To Kiss Trump's Ass, as well as some EU elitists. Dan Crenshaw: Europeans can boost defense spending or 'shut up' on Ukraine negotiations Quote Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said that Europeans complaining about not carrying more weight in negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine need to either step up their defense spending or "shut up." In fact, 55 % of Americans oppose Trump leaving the EU out of negotiations. 59 % of Americans oppose Trump leaving Ukraine out of negotiations. And Crenshaw can sound ungrateful. Since Europeans have done a lot of things Americans have not done. Like let swarms of Ukrainian women and children into their countries, homes, and schools. Regardless, I think most Americans would agree that the EU should step up. And the more they do it, the more it calls out Trump's pro-Putin treachery. Quote
