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Susan Collins Sounds Like a McConnell Spoiler
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Anyone putting any faith in Susan Collins is insane. We all know what’s going to happen.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Pelosi and McConnell cut a deal whereby Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment over to the Senate next week; McConnell starts the trial, and one of the first orders of business is voting on whether to call a select group of witnesses, and that vote passes with Collins and a handful of her Republican colleagues.
Once again, the most undercovered story in Washington politics over the past decade is the complete and utter failure of centrist Republicans to use their power to form a Blue Dog-like caucus to advance a centrist/conservative agenda.
That vote may happen, but it will not have quite enough votes and Collins will furrow her brow.
I wouldn’t trust Collins any further than I could spit against the wind tonight (enjoying some very April-like severe weather this early January night).
Why is pelosi not waiting until after the state of the union address to send over the impeachment articles? I was hoping Trump would have to give his little speech before he is acquitted.
For the most part, Pelosi has played this pretty smart. I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt for now.
It’s not clear that I couldn’t replace Aaron Rogers when he finally retires but I think we all know how events would go if I applied for the job.