All GOP Senators Have to Do Is Not Be Dumb, So We’re in Trouble
Kurt Schlichter
It’s times like these that remind me that the Latin root of the words “Senate” and “senile” are the same. Of course, all bad senators aren’t senile. Some are just stupid. But sadly, even the stupid ones are necessary because we must keep the Senate in 2026 to make Donald Trump’s second administration a success. That means we must be smart and self-sacrificing, and GOP senators (and aspiring senators) must be smart and self-sacrificing. Which means we have a challenge.
We’ve not only got to keep the majority; we’ve got to expand it. With a small majority, every mediocrity eager for a minute in the spotlight – and, in one case, a genuine legislator who just isn’t as conservative as the rest of the party – can create huge problems for pushing the America First agenda through. We need more solid Republicans, by which I mean Republicans who either eagerly support the agenda or are weak enough to be easily bullied into supporting the agenda. I prefer the eager supporters, but a vote in favor counts the same whether it’s done from a legislator’s genuine beliefs or because of the cold terror of facing the voters and explaining why the squishy senator collaborated with the enemy.
Right now, we Republicans have a majority of three seats. Not all of them are reliable. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is a moderate. So is her state. I’ve never held that against her, and no one should. She is totally forthright about who she is and what she thinks, and she does her best, in her view, to represent her state. She’s neither an opportunist nor a glory hog. She’s just not as conservative as we are. We will never get a better senator out of Maine, and as much as I would like to be able to count on her 100 percent of the time, I’m happy to be able to count on her 80 percent of the time as opposed to 0 percent of the time, which is how often we would get support from whichever maple syrup Marxist would replace her. She’s running next year, and we should all eagerly and unreservedly support her.
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