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deminks

(11,534 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:32 PM Jan 2026

Sen. Cotton twists himself into a pretzel

Just because you can make an analogy doesn’t mean it’s a good one…

Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) 2026-01-03T16:16:48.552Z


Just because you can make an analogy doesn’t mean it’s a good one…

Tom Cotton: "Congress isn't notified when the FBI is going to arrest a drug trafficker or cyber criminal here in the US, nor should Congress be notified when the executive branch is executing arrests on indicted persons. And that's really what you can make the analogy to here."

End snips.

Either he knows the difference and thinks Americans are dumb, or he is dumb as a post, or he is auditioning for VP. IMHO.
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Sen. Cotton twists himself into a pretzel (Original Post) deminks Jan 2026 OP
Someone has to explain to me why Raven123 Jan 2026 #1
What else can we expect La Coliniere Jan 2026 #2
Dump is not the head of the global police Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #3
Sen. Cottonhead is either stupid or thinks we are. patphil Jan 2026 #4
I hate this lying fucker. spanone Jan 2026 #5
How about arresting the indicted person in thre White House? MiniMe Jan 2026 #6
He is dumb as a post SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2026 #7
Lying to the FBI is a crime... lame54 Jan 2026 #8

Raven123

(7,873 posts)
1. Someone has to explain to me why
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:37 PM
Jan 2026

We conduct military operations in US cities and law enforcement operations internationally.

patphil

(9,182 posts)
4. Sen. Cottonhead is either stupid or thinks we are.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:36 PM
Jan 2026

Using law enforcement officers to make arrests within the US isn't the same as using the military to grab a foreign head of state and his wife from their house in the middle of the night .
Cottonhead putting forth a BS rational tells me he feels the need to find some way to justify their actions.
Just tell it like it is senator, otherwise it looks like you don't really believe Trump did the right thing.

Note: I'm not saying I support Trump here. I'm saying senator Cottonhead doesn't even know how to spin a good lie to support Trump's actions.

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