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senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:14 PM Tuesday

Susan Collins is confused, concerned, and doesn't understand why trump

would endorse Paxton over Cornyn. She called Paxton "ethically challenged". Of course she also said it was the president's call.

Can anyone enlighten Sue about why trump would prefer the ethically challenged candidate?

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Susan Collins is confused, concerned, and doesn't understand why trump (Original Post) senseandsensibility Tuesday OP
I despise this UpInArms Tuesday #1
Her concern trolling has gotten old MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #5
No kidding! calimary Tuesday #15
Collins is very concerned Uncle Joe Tuesday #40
Trump is human shit Johonny Tuesday #2
Call me a cynic but RVN VET71 Tuesday #38
A child rapist, traitor, crime boss, thief doesn't care about ethics. Irish_Dem Tuesday #3
Shocking huh? 🤯 MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #6
She also made sure that she said it was the "president's prerogative" senseandsensibility Tuesday #19
She's a one trick pony MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #21
Being ethically challenged is a requirement for a Trump endorsement. Ocelot II Tuesday #4
i can't quite decide if she's clueless or just an asshole nt orleans Tuesday #24
Both, I think. Ocelot II Tuesday #25
Susan has no clues. Randomthought Tuesday #39
Lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #7
Fuck off Collins, you plazzy piece of shit. Celerity Tuesday #8
Plazzy? Not familiar with that. fujiyamasan Tuesday #10
Plastic. Fake. Lochloosa Tuesday #11
plazzy is Brit slang (especially used by scousers, but now more nationally) for 'plastic', ie fake, phoney, a fraud Celerity Tuesday #13
Hey! Learn something new every day! calimary Tuesday #16
Now we know what a "plazzy" is, but now what is a "scouser"? FuzzyRabbit Tuesday #17
Think "Beatles" Ishoutandscream2 Tuesday #27
Liverpool resident, often refers to the scouse accent, which, IMHO, is one of the worst, along with a brummie accent Celerity Tuesday #37
Thats a new one for me also. Thanks for explantion. riversedge Tuesday #34
Her mind is about as functional as Fetterman's or Trump's fujiyamasan Tuesday #9
As Nate Bargatze As George Washington Might Reply: "Impossible." ColoringFool Tuesday #12
She's an idiot. mdbl Tuesday #14
Maybe Scuzzy Collins could write a 300 page Op/Ed letter of concern to the Wall Street Journal magicarpet Tuesday #18
Susie is beyond enlightenment........ lastlib Tuesday #20
Recommended. H2O Man Tuesday #22
We fucking know it's the Dichead's call, Stupid Collins Cha Tuesday #23
she needs to retire Skittles Tuesday #26
She's just a big fat liar. Iggo Tuesday #30
Poor Sue. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #28
Ethically challenged, Ms Collins? Really? Iggo Tuesday #29
Susan Rebl2 Tuesday #31
Concern troll Collins is once again... concerned. sakabatou Tuesday #32
Wait Cirsium Tuesday #33
2 of a feather and all that. She must be really naive Figarosmom Tuesday #35
What is, I'll take a kickback for $1000 , Alex? COL Mustard Tuesday #36
Oh FFS, STFU JokeHer Yesterday #41
Why has Maine hung onto her for so long? What does she Nixie Yesterday #42
Yes, I know very little about Maine in general or its politics senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #43
Shameful representation, in her own way she is as much a fraud as Trump. Passages 15 hrs ago #44
confused, concerned, Oh, Yea., you think. wink wink chuckle chuckle republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #45

Johonny

(26,618 posts)
2. Trump is human shit
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:16 PM
Tuesday

If you don't understand that by now, you're probably not qualified to be in the government of a free and just society.

RVN VET71

(3,224 posts)
38. Call me a cynic but
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:59 PM
Tuesday

if you don't understand that that human shit is the come-again Jesus Christ for 70,000,000 or so Americans, you don't understand that this is no longer a free and just society -- it's not even a society that is trying to advance to that higher ethical position any longer.

In short, Trump is the shit, but America (thanks to Trump) is the shithole.

senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
19. She also made sure that she said it was the "president's prerogative"
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:31 PM
Tuesday

Yes we know, Susan. Everything seems to be that in your book.

Lochloosa

(16,804 posts)
11. Plastic. Fake.
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:46 PM
Tuesday

Slang (British/Northern English): A colloquial term for "plastic", or an adjective meaning "fake" or "not genuine". For example, a "plazzy Scouser" is used in Liverpool slang to describe someone who isn't actually from the city but tries to imitate the accent or identity.

Celerity

(54,890 posts)
13. plazzy is Brit slang (especially used by scousers, but now more nationally) for 'plastic', ie fake, phoney, a fraud
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:50 PM
Tuesday

Celerity

(54,890 posts)
37. Liverpool resident, often refers to the scouse accent, which, IMHO, is one of the worst, along with a brummie accent
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:39 PM
Tuesday

ie Birmingham (often extended to including the overall area known as the Black Country and those accents).

It is not just accents, btw, but words, expressions, idiom, and syntax as well.

Multiple videos on different UK accents, etc:











mdbl

(8,755 posts)
14. She's an idiot.
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:10 PM
Tuesday

You can't trust anything she says either. Next thing you know she'll be kissing Paxton's ass.

lastlib

(28,624 posts)
20. Susie is beyond enlightenment........
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:32 PM
Tuesday

She is condemned to a world of darkness within the emptiness of her cranial cavity.

Cha

(320,626 posts)
23. We fucking know it's the Dichead's call, Stupid Collins
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:43 PM
Tuesday

I Hope Planter is calling Colins out, and not saying "Dems aren't fighting for us" now.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)
28. Poor Sue.
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:13 PM
Tuesday

Intellectually un-equipped to deal with the the Chief Criminal Officer of the United States.

Rebl2

(17,933 posts)
31. Susan
Tue May 19, 2026, 10:18 PM
Tuesday

It is time for you to go home and retire. The fact that she doesn’t understand that Trump is the most corrupt president in USA history is proof she should retire now.

JokeHer

(59 posts)
41. Oh FFS, STFU
Wed May 20, 2026, 12:03 AM
Yesterday

Susan Collins. You’re trash just like the rest of them. Go clutch your pearls somewhere else!

Nixie

(18,111 posts)
42. Why has Maine hung onto her for so long? What does she
Wed May 20, 2026, 01:48 AM
Yesterday

really have they keep voting her in? I didn’t realize Maine was that Republican. But it does seem she might have hit a wall. I would doubt she can make it through another election. She is so feckless.

senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
43. Yes, I know very little about Maine in general or its politics
Wed May 20, 2026, 12:21 PM
15 hrs ago

Maybe someone here can enlighten us. But it does seem that at least at some point she was middle of the road and somewhat of a check on far rightwing policies. That hasn't been true for a long time now though.

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