Bernstein names names

The veteran Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein has publicly named 21 Republican senators he says have “repeatedly expressed extreme contempt for [Donald] Trump and his fitness” for office.

  Guardian

Why? And why now?

Bernstein said on Twitter he was “not violating any pledge of journalistic confidentially [sic]”.

But what IS he doing?

His information, he said, came from “colleagues, staff members, lobbyists [and] White House aides”.

So...maybe true, maybe not. What do we gain from this knowledge? We already know Republicans are spineless scum. If he had some specific quotes that might have prevented some of them from being reelected, he should have told us a month ago. If he doesn't, then, what's the point? Many of them already publicly expressed at least mild dissatisfaction. I'm not repeating their names. Go to the article if you want them.

Speaking to CNN on Friday, Bernstein said: “Many, if not most, of these individuals, from what I have been told, were happy to see Donald Trump defeated in this election as long as the Senate could be controlled by the Republicans.”

No shit, Carl. That's probably 90% of  Congressional Republicans, at least.

Bernstein wrote that “with few exceptions”, the senators’ “craven public silence has helped enable Trump’s most grievous conduct – including undermining and discrediting the US electoral system”.

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