BREAKING: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announces he will not run again...

[Moonglow]

So browbeating is not in fashion for elected officials?

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

 

[tinydancer]

Already reported myself for a duplicate thread Biker Sailor. Apologies.

Thank you Tiny Dancer. Sorry about getting firsties, but had to start a thread about this after listening to Flake for a few minutes.

No problemo. I must have been typing away when you launched. Pet peeve of mine is duplicate threads so I always turn myself in when I'm guilty.

 

[Fiero425]

Another one bites the dust; totally underwater in Arizona, so he's getting while the getting is good!

 

[TNHarley]

I say bye. he voted yes on making patriot act permanent, voted no on requirement to report illegals for using free healthcare, thinks gays shouldnt get married, wanted saddam gone etc
He had some good votes, but those are important IMO

 

[easyt65]

Quitter....

 

[Meathead]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

It's nothing shot of amazing what Trump has done to his foes. One by one they bite the dust.

 

[Geaux4it]

Get in line with the program of MAGA or you're sent out of town on a rail

Sheriff Joe should run in his place

-Geaux

 

[ABikerSailor]

Are you sure that it's what Trump is doing to his foes, and not that people are starting to get disgusted with the lack of leadership that Trump has displayed Meathead?

 

[Ted Frazier]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

McConnell was part of a group that gave Flake a standing ovation. Beautiful speech.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Get in line with the program of MAGA or you're sent out of town on a rail

Sheriff Joe should run in his place

-Geaux

Really? You don't think that he's too old? And what exactly is it that makes you think Arpaio is qualified to run in his place?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

One less flake in the swamp

I see what you did there....................funny..................

BTW, how do you feel about a Republican jumping ship and leaving because there is no leadership in Washington?

I hope he takes Corker, McCain and Graham with him

 

[ABikerSailor]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

McConnell was part of a group that gave Flake a standing ovation. Beautiful speech.

You know, in his resignation speech, he pretty much nailed what is wrong with Congress and the government right now.

 

[Meathead]

Are you sure that it's what Trump is doing to his foes, and not that people are starting to get disgusted with the lack of leadership that Trump has displayed Meathead?

Yup. He said he would drain the swamp. It's too bad the Dems aren't doing the same thing.

 

[ABikerSailor]

One less flake in the swamp

I see what you did there....................funny..................

BTW, how do you feel about a Republican jumping ship and leaving because there is no leadership in Washington?

I hope he takes Corker, McCain and Graham with him

Wow...................during Obama's administration, those were three of the biggest heroes of the GOP and conservatives. You guys are turning on and eating your own.

 

[busybee01]

The odds of Democrats picking up the seat just went up. There is evidence that Flake was in trouble because of his vote for the Republican alternatives which would have forced millions off of their healthcare insurance. Kelli Ward is a hateful crackpot. She shouldn't be dogcatcher.

 

[TNHarley]

One less flake in the swamp

I see what you did there....................funny..................

BTW, how do you feel about a Republican jumping ship and leaving because there is no leadership in Washington?

I hope he takes Corker, McCain and Graham with him

Wow...................during Obama's administration, those were three of the biggest heroes of the GOP and conservatives. You guys are turning on and eating your own.

mccain and graham? Really? lol

 

[Lakhota]

Good for Flake! It's good to see a Republican with at least some honor and integrity.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The far right in AZ will nominate a far right coo coo to run against a mainstream Dem.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Are you sure that it's what Trump is doing to his foes, and not that people are starting to get disgusted with the lack of leadership that Trump has displayed Meathead?

Yup. He said he would drain the swamp. It's too bad the Dems aren't doing the same thing.

Really? Was it draining the swamp when he hired 6 Goldman Sachs CEO's to be in his cabinet, one of whom is running the Treasury and using government aircraft for his own personal use?

 

[ABikerSailor]

The far right in AZ will nominate a far right coo coo to run against a mainstream Dem.

If they do that, they will lose the seat to the Dems.