I will NEVER understand this mentality from RINOs. Democrats hate everyone that isn't a Democrat, and will only tolerate the other side as long as they're politically or financially useful in some way. As soon as they're done with you they will toss you aside like everyone else. Why burn your bridges for such fleeting and flaky support? Democrats won't support you because you're a Republican, and Republicans won't support you either because you sided with Democrats - it makes zero sense to me.
I'm always a little confused by it as well. I have a few working theories.
Democrats in disguise: People who secretly harbor very left leaning politics and view the Republican party as easy to infiltrate and undermine.
Political Panic Button: Some Republicans screw up and realize they've pissed off their base, so rather than try to be better they decide not to admit fault and instead lean into it and hope the Dems will pick up the slack and defend them. This seems like the most likely case with Adam here. He fell on the wrong side of one too many issues and, rather than own up to being a cunty person, he saw that his political fortunes are best secured by becoming one of the Democrat's token "Good Republicans"
Megalomania: These are your Romney, Liz Cheney, McCain types. "Conservative" only when you put the "Neo" prefix up front. They are big government Republicans who love to fund the military industrial complex but give no support for the actual bedrock conservative issues like constitutional rights, and praise "centrism" and "political compromise"as a virtue in it's own right. When they see that the Republican party is actually not about their Neocon bullshit, the put themselves forward as the moral arbiters of a party that has lost its way. They style themselves as the moral paragon, the father, the bishop, the professor who sees his unruly flock go astray but who stands ready for the day that they relent and come back to the fold under their holier-than-thou leadership. In truth, these people are full of shit and have no moral compass, and the only political compromise they ever reach involves selling out their own voters. Democrats love these types the most.
It's what their financial backers want. They don't mind leaving office if they can just become a lobbyist and make more money and still go to the same cocktail parties.
Many examples of this. Most recent one that comes to mind is Jeff Flake.
Inb4, "this is a literal Russian smear campaign" troll comments try to discredit his accusers like they did Hunter Biden's actual, verifiable sketchy business dealings with the Mayor of Moscow's wife.
All these people are scum, everyone of them. Term limits are so needed in this country, and why did she wait this long to reveal this, did the hush money payments stop?
They do nothing for limiting the power behind the politicians. That's the monied interests who are the real problem, not the easily replaceable politicians who are mostly nothing more than glorified salesmen.
Term limits also shorten the window one has to pillage the treasury, so they just act more quickly.
An educated electorate is a far better check on multi-decadal political figures. We don't have one of those and that is deliberate.
Repeal the 17th Amendment and you put a big check on these problems.
Money interest would have to repeatedly control new members, making it quite expensive to control
One could make the argument that this is already the status quo. The whole process of vetting potential candidates takes years and is a racket in and of itself.
It's weirdly true. McCain died of Brain cancer. Flake's son ended up embarrassing him for some form of "racism" while he was trying to look woke. Lots of people who cross Trump for backstabby, petty, scummy reasons tend to have political skeletons in their closets and they come falling out right around the time the left wants to jump in and start writing glowing profiles for them.
I'm not inclined to just believe this kind of stuff, but if there's evidence, I support an investigation. I'd like to see this guy go down for being a traitor, not for some anon allegations he's also a scumbag in his personal life.
Cuomo's accusers are all just fake, they're trying to help take the heat off the actual, literal, by the UN definition genocide he committed. What'd this guy do?
He serves on the Foreign Affairs committee so he can have a foreign affair
Congressman Adam Kinzinger serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, remains today as the body's principal guide in the promotion of commerce, public health, energy and technology.
Kinzinger serves on the following subcommittees:
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Energy
The Committee on Foreign Affairs considers legislation that affects the diplomatic community and our foreign relations.
Kinzinger serves on the following subcommittees:
Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
I skimmed through the National File article that someone in this thread linked to. I hate Kinzinger but the "incriminating" texts make him appear reasonable and her sound like a lunatic.
Actually this explains why he started off decent but recently dove RINO.
Yeah he felt the democrats would support and protect him like they do all the other creatures.
I will NEVER understand this mentality from RINOs. Democrats hate everyone that isn't a Democrat, and will only tolerate the other side as long as they're politically or financially useful in some way. As soon as they're done with you they will toss you aside like everyone else. Why burn your bridges for such fleeting and flaky support? Democrats won't support you because you're a Republican, and Republicans won't support you either because you sided with Democrats - it makes zero sense to me.
I'm always a little confused by it as well. I have a few working theories.
Democrats in disguise: People who secretly harbor very left leaning politics and view the Republican party as easy to infiltrate and undermine.
Political Panic Button: Some Republicans screw up and realize they've pissed off their base, so rather than try to be better they decide not to admit fault and instead lean into it and hope the Dems will pick up the slack and defend them. This seems like the most likely case with Adam here. He fell on the wrong side of one too many issues and, rather than own up to being a cunty person, he saw that his political fortunes are best secured by becoming one of the Democrat's token "Good Republicans"
Megalomania: These are your Romney, Liz Cheney, McCain types. "Conservative" only when you put the "Neo" prefix up front. They are big government Republicans who love to fund the military industrial complex but give no support for the actual bedrock conservative issues like constitutional rights, and praise "centrism" and "political compromise"as a virtue in it's own right. When they see that the Republican party is actually not about their Neocon bullshit, the put themselves forward as the moral arbiters of a party that has lost its way. They style themselves as the moral paragon, the father, the bishop, the professor who sees his unruly flock go astray but who stands ready for the day that they relent and come back to the fold under their holier-than-thou leadership. In truth, these people are full of shit and have no moral compass, and the only political compromise they ever reach involves selling out their own voters. Democrats love these types the most.
All of that exists, but it's actually much simpler than that.
Follow the money.
And the blackmail
Ssshhhh.
They can be all three
It's what their financial backers want. They don't mind leaving office if they can just become a lobbyist and make more money and still go to the same cocktail parties.
Many examples of this. Most recent one that comes to mind is Jeff Flake.
Yeah, this makes a lot of sense.
He’s just a complete power hungry douche.
It’s not a logic thing it’s just whatever douche behavior works best.
Hell, they will even throw their own under the bus when they outlived their usefulness. Case in point: Andrew Cuomo.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, enough said,.
More likely he was always a piece of shit but hid it.
I don't recall him being such an insufferable douche bag prior to 2020, but he was always a war-monger.
Yeah, like all the other ones, he was blackmailed. The FBI, NSA, etc. are weapons used by the left to get what they want.
Holy crap! We've worked so hard to displace this guy, and one russian knocks him out.
dont look a gift horse in the mouth.
Not that one, anyway
Inb4, "this is a literal Russian smear campaign" troll comments try to discredit his accusers like they did Hunter Biden's actual, verifiable sketchy business dealings with the Mayor of Moscow's wife.
I hadn't heard he was resigning yet.
All these people are scum, everyone of them. Term limits are so needed in this country, and why did she wait this long to reveal this, did the hush money payments stop?
There's a few issues with term limits.
They do nothing for limiting the power behind the politicians. That's the monied interests who are the real problem, not the easily replaceable politicians who are mostly nothing more than glorified salesmen.
Term limits also shorten the window one has to pillage the treasury, so they just act more quickly.
An educated electorate is a far better check on multi-decadal political figures. We don't have one of those and that is deliberate.
Repeal the 17th Amendment and you put a big check on these problems.
Money interest would have to repeatedly control new members, making it quite expensive to control. Agree on the 17th...
One could make the argument that this is already the status quo. The whole process of vetting potential candidates takes years and is a racket in and of itself.
Nothing more communistic than party bosses for life installed by phony elections.
And thats the end of the argument.
How?
But essential.
He is super scummy, and good buddies with Pence, so there's that, too.....
I love the phrase "Trump curse"
It's weirdly true. McCain died of Brain cancer. Flake's son ended up embarrassing him for some form of "racism" while he was trying to look woke. Lots of people who cross Trump for backstabby, petty, scummy reasons tend to have political skeletons in their closets and they come falling out right around the time the left wants to jump in and start writing glowing profiles for them.
i know, and i love it. makes me think that God's hand is over President Trump (remember that he is an ordinary person carrying out God's work).
She was also the victim of an acid attack after dating Kinzinger.
California Woman, Former Beauty Queen, Survives Acid Attack and Works to Raise Awareness
So much weird shit happening to the same people all at once to be coincidental.
Also, would still smash.
He's a communist
I'm not inclined to just believe this kind of stuff, but if there's evidence, I support an investigation. I'd like to see this guy go down for being a traitor, not for some anon allegations he's also a scumbag in his personal life.
Basics, if you’re in the public eye where your career can be ruined by this, common sense says you hard pass.
Advanced, if you’re not in the public eye maybe don’t do it anyway just in case you are in the future.
Sounds like someone got leveraged.
I want an INTERNship with her
She’s been acid attacked.
WHUT?
Right side of her face is all scarred. Happened recently, I believe.
And she held on to the story about dating Kinzinger for 1.5-2 years, until immediately after she is the victim of an acid-throwing attack?
Can't be a coincidence.
Yeah idk. I mean, he just comes off looking like a prick.
It's not some accusation, it's just "hey, this guy is a fucking loser."
that's crazy stuff
She's a smokeshow beauty queen and dated the politician she was interning for? This sounds like the plot of a shitty Netflix series.
Womp Womp
Cuomo's accusers are all just fake, they're trying to help take the heat off the actual, literal, by the UN definition genocide he committed. What'd this guy do?
Hmmm I'll need to see these pictures to properly investigate
Src link jeeeeeeeeezzzzzz
Fuck it I'd probably ask her the same thing 😂
He's still in the military.....I think UCMJ may have something to say about this...
Wow. Dirt bag. His family is going to be really happy about this. I hope they release another statement. LOL!
Spam his twitter with comments about Low T
Makes u wonder if he’s being blackmailed. When did this happen though? He got married just recently
He serves on the Foreign Affairs committee so he can have a foreign affair
Congressman Adam Kinzinger serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, remains today as the body's principal guide in the promotion of commerce, public health, energy and technology.
Kinzinger serves on the following subcommittees: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Energy
The Committee on Foreign Affairs considers legislation that affects the diplomatic community and our foreign relations.
Kinzinger serves on the following subcommittees: Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
Interesting. First I’ve heard about this.
Oh, I’ll bet the evidence isn’t THAT massive. 😏
Good, fuck this traitor!
Howley Strikes Again!
God Bless the Truth Tellers!
MAGA!!
Damm Russian chick r hot AF
I hope they go to prison!
Ha ha 👉🤡
Womp womp faggot.
I skimmed through the National File article that someone in this thread linked to. I hate Kinzinger but the "incriminating" texts make him appear reasonable and her sound like a lunatic.
Actual Russian collusion. We will probably never hear another word about it.
Al Franken has entered the chat...
Wait, if you're a DEM don't have to resign now?!
These people never go home in shame. They just stay in DC and become lobbyists
I'm starting to like the Russians more and more.
this all they used as leverage against him to betray america ? wow hes weak as hell.
This explains his commie shift. He was probably being blackmailed.