Here's a portion of Sen. Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) stunning speech moments ago on the Senate floor, announcing that he won't run for re-election in 2018, and scorching moron authoritarian Donald "Rump" Trump and the Republican Party. Emotional, profound, historic:
BONUS: Mark Sumner on the Republican reaction which, in a sane party, would have been for more to break their silence...
But silence is what he got. What he will get. From Senate Leader Mitch McConnell meekly shuffling along at Trump’s side to House Speaker Paul Ryan willing to answer any question but the one he’s asked, what the Republicans have demonstrated is silence. Also known as cowardice.
Sen. Flake may have quoted from Abraham Lincoln in his speech, but he might better have quoted U. S. Grant: "There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots.”
And this was just another day where that became more clear.UPDATE: Flake can't see using impeachment or the 25th Amendment to remove Rump. What was that about "enough?"
