No, she should not leave the GOP, she should stay and fight and vote. There must be some representatives and senators on the fence now after such abhorrent behavior by Trump, Vance, Rubio, the whole administration. They swore to uphold the Constitution and now...better late than never to stand up.
due to the utter fecklessness & dereliction of THEIR SWORN DUTY putting the U.S. in these unenviable situations / scene in the Oval Office on Friday ➡️ Americans best cut any “Republican” label from our Gov’t for the time being ➕ invite a new “conservatism” NOT BASED IN HYPOCRISY & WHITE SUPREMACY
I left her a message to the effect on her senate page. Maybe if she gets a lot more she will? She's got nothing to lose. MAGA won't back her in an election. And Trump/MAGA/DOGE is very bad for Alaska.
Tillis is a Sunshine Patriot. He speaks a few courageous words and then hides. He voted for a SecDEF whose mentor said in a CPAC speech: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on January 6th, but we will endeavor to get rid of it.”
Another senator trying to whitewash her MAGA worship with her "sick to my stomach" tag line. She's no better than the "conflicted and concerned" Susan Collins. When it really counts, they fall in line with the mob. Not buying any of this.
She certainly is the most moderate Republican and takes a stand more than any other but if she was even close to being a Democrat she’d be an Independent at the least .
Yes. Party changing is becoming more common--loyalty of any type is out of fashion. So she might get there. There are plenty of Senate Democrats she could buddy with.
Very glad Sen. Murkowski is Speaking out on this slippery slope. There is an undertone of surprise in her comments that surprises me. People in the R tent are too smart to be surprised about factors Ds talked about non-stop last year. The sooner, the better!
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The Russian assets party. The Anti-American party. The woman hating party.
The party that has been castrated by a fucking con-man.
Call them every day. https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Rubio is making the rounds that Trump is being a peace maker & now trusting Putin who has an reputation of broken agreements. Not to mention Trumps reputation of being a pathological liar & is a Russian agent. Trust is earned & neither of these dictators has earn anyone's trust.
I'm mad ...at dem leaders too! Where are they? Yeah, you guys have the same ones on all the time but where are the rest of them? We need EVERY SINGLE DEM REP out there/here EVERY SINGLE DAY... EVERY WHERE!
Shying away from directly criticizing the president makes what they say empty. It is not time to shy away. It’s time to take a stand. A few republicans will make no impact unless it gives the others permission to join them. But are there others?
Don’t worry, I’m sure the GOP got to her this weekend she’ll be singing their tune. Blackmail is the tool of Donald Trump and has been the entire time I’ve known who he was.
Well, then some of these "outraged" GOP Senators, bent on "rebuke" should change their party affiliation. Become an Independent, Dem, or start a new, moderate party and cut all the dribble and sh# being spewed. Do something meaningful.
But she hypocritically voted for all the incompetence and should just caucus with the Democrats to stop this mess. It is time for all these people to leave the Senate and the Congress..they all have full hefty retirements and are not working for us the people.
But yet they will vote for Linda McMahon for Secretary of the Department of Education who will gut it. Yes, she may have spoken up now, but she will backdown when threatened.
She does not have the ability to stand up to MAGA. The few R’s that claim they hate what is going on could align and Impeach /enact 25th Failure to do so says it all
There’s a GOP lottery:
Murkowski, Collins, McConnell, Tillis and Cassidy have all drawn lots, and once a week, one and only one has to speak about something in a close to critical fashion.
due to the utter fecklessness & dereliction of THEIR SWORN DUTY putting the U.S. in these unenviable situations / scene in the Oval Office on Friday ➡️ Americans best cut any “Republican” label from our Gov’t for the time being ➕ invite a new “conservatism” NOT BASED IN HYPOCRISY & WHITE SUPREMACY‼️
sorry Jen, but Murkowski can do MORE if she stays a R but VOTES with Dems, than she'd ever do if she switches sides! She can likely gin up support among other Rs to buck the flailing putin-lover in WH!
Our leaders need to project a coherent, aligned and believable plan for public to rally support. GOP did so with P25 (it seems).
Offering better ideas is not a heavy lift -- use media more effectively, be timely in response to events, align talk points, stiffen resolve with solutions. #makeaplan
N. Carolinians, Call Sen Thom Tillis EVERY DAY until he makes a public statement about Ukraine, Russia & acknowledges the damage Trump/Vance have done by aligning w/ Russia. If he really thinks Russia is a “cancer” on the world, he needs to take action NOW. Or we’ll all be Russian soon. 202-224-6342
Then, she should switch parties or become independent. Free herself of his control. Sadly, the lame ducks in the senate, who have nothing to lose, will not do so.
Maybe, just maybe, a crack in the dam? If one or two left the GOP, maybe more will follow.
As Claire Berlinski wrote "You never know when someone who has been a coward all their life will suddenly discover the unexpected pleasure of courage."
Her quote is ironic. If you change just a couple of words, she’s rebuking herself.
“I am sick to my stomach as (Republicans) appear to be walking away from our (democracy) and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world.”
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Lisa Murkowski . I think she tries to be transparent with most of her decisions. However, I think she should leave the Republican party and jump over to the Democrats if she truly truly believes in democracy.!
Won't happen, but you know which other coward should be hanging his head in shame, and leaving the GOP? RFK, Jr.-supporting doctor Sen. Bill Cassidy, who basically said he would be able to manage the anti-vax weirdness, and now it looks like there will be no flu vaccine updated for the fall.
She knew he had the votes without hers. Would have meant something if she had been the deciding vote.
A lot of them are doing this.
Supporting every single thing trump ways yet telling their voters they are outraged about this or that.
She only opposes Trump’s
Picks when she is told she is allowed to because her vote won’t matter. When was the last time she cast a vote that changed an outcome?
Yet, she voted for almost all of 47’s nominees and marches lockstep with her party for the most part. Her “level” of concern is absolutely ridiculous because she doesn’t have the courage to speak out when it actually matters.
They’re all cowards. At least those that are silent are consistent in their complicity. Her statement is pointless because she won’t back it with any real action. It’s theater. She’ll ultimately fall in line
I, as one of her constituents, have been telling her to leave, over and over, day in and day out and she still responds that she has to be able to work with the administration. God love her, but I'm done.
Either switch to the Democrats or Independents or hush already, Lisa, and you too, Susan. I don’t want to keep hearing about your independent base when you keep voting red.
Murkowski could have voted to convict him the first time, but she didn't. It literally took J6 to wake her up. Not impressed, and not moved by her buyer's remorse.
Help her out by doing something about the multi-millionaire right wing propagandists brainwashing Americans every night on their infotainment networks.
Murkowski should switch he political affiliation to Democratic or independent if she’s so upset with the MAGA cult party ! I’m sure she’ll be welcomed!
As long as they let trump bully them, nothing will change. The threats being made are a crime and should be reported as such. They refuse to uphold the rule of law. Every cabinet member has lied to Congress. That too, is a crime.
Senator Murkowski will not leave the GOP. It would mean removal of seniority from key committees among other things. She will make a lot of noise, but not much else.
Does leaving the GOP unilaterally present a lost opportunity in perhaps serving as a point person to rally a larger and more influential defection that requires "safety in numbers"?
I don't really know, but there's got to be a way for some organizational effort to get through.
I am sick to my stomach over @lisamurkowski.bsky.social and Susan Collins. These two gaslighting fascists get in line and give a majority to Christian nationalist fascists. They vote with Trump 99% then act like this. Their duplicity is sickening.
If she was seriously concerned she should change her party affiliation to independent or democrat. But if she remains with the GOP she might as well call herself a Russian.
Back it up, lady.
Words are fine but actions are better.
Back up your words with votes that actually mean something.
Call out the bad actors on the floor of Congress and challenge them to do the right thing.
Otherwise it's just words.
Good grief. I thought everybody understood that "Chicken Little" was about there being more than just one way of making people ignore you when it matters.
Senator Murkowski, please drop the Republican moniker and join the Independent Party or the Democratic Party for the sake of our Constitutional Republic, The United States of America.
@lisamurkowski.bsky.social voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard. A few weak protest votes and statements don’t make her a hero. The GOP won’t find their spines until their constituents push back.
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The Russian assets party. The Anti-American party. The woman hating party.
The party that has been castrated by a fucking con-man.
Call them every day.
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Murkowski, Collins, McConnell, Tillis and Cassidy have all drawn lots, and once a week, one and only one has to speak about something in a close to critical fashion.
Fighting Progressive Democrats are coming for you too
Offering better ideas is not a heavy lift -- use media more effectively, be timely in response to events, align talk points, stiffen resolve with solutions. #makeaplan
How about not voting for this garbage!
She is a shame in the name of women!!!
I think it’s better to celebrate the senator for getting it right. It ain’t easy to stand up to bullies.
Let’s amplify her words.
#Courageiscontagious
As Claire Berlinski wrote "You never know when someone who has been a coward all their life will suddenly discover the unexpected pleasure of courage."
“I am sick to my stomach as (Republicans) appear to be walking away from our (democracy) and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world.”
A lot of them are doing this.
Supporting every single thing trump ways yet telling their voters they are outraged about this or that.
Picks when she is told she is allowed to because her vote won’t matter. When was the last time she cast a vote that changed an outcome?
As Trump said, “MAGA is very unforgiving”
She has short and long term memory loss.
Fascism = bad.
Republicans = bad.
If you don't identify as a fascist, you should not affiliate yourself with the Republican Party.
I don't really know, but there's got to be a way for some organizational effort to get through.
https://youtu.be/NjfVWg_g1ls?si=dfQjIDNJs1O3eP4d
No horse.
Words are fine but actions are better.
Back up your words with votes that actually mean something.
Call out the bad actors on the floor of Congress and challenge them to do the right thing.
Otherwise it's just words.
IT IS TIME FOR ACTION, For righteous votes and rallying ur party back to reality before it’s TOO LATE, for all of us.
Good trouble now!!