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markpkessinger

(8,896 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:50 PM 21 hrs ago

Before we all get too carried away in praise of Thom Tillis . . .

Look, yes, his takedown of Noem was a satisfying watch. But it was interesting that he should bring up the dog killing incident, given that he voted to confirm her with full knowledge of that incident. He says that it was a "bad decision." Yes, it certainly was, Thom. But you voted to confirm her with full knowledge of that "bad decision." So what does that say about you?

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00017.htm

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Before we all get too carried away in praise of Thom Tillis . . . (Original Post) markpkessinger 21 hrs ago OP
The enemy of my enemy is my temporary ally ..not my friend JT45242 21 hrs ago #1
I hope he goes this hard on a male leftstreet 21 hrs ago #2
Yeah, I find all of this praise a little bit weird awesomerwb1 21 hrs ago #3
I feel the same the same about Tillis that I feel about MTG hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #4
Tillis has voted with Democrats a whopping 2.26% of the time during this Congressional session. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #5
I suppose it says he requires a threshold of "bad decisions" before he "gets concerned..." hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #6
I think the majority are simply clapping for the admin's support peeling away Torchlight 20 hrs ago #7
It's all performative from them Arthur_Frain 20 hrs ago #8
Shockingly he isn't running for reelection EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #9
Most of the time Tillis still isn't doing the right thing. yardwork 20 hrs ago #10
That's true Red Mountain 20 hrs ago #11
I'm under no illusions about him MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #12

JT45242

(3,987 posts)
1. The enemy of my enemy is my temporary ally ..not my friend
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:54 PM
21 hrs ago

And old Sen Tillis will say some bat crazy racist BS by the end of the week.

But for today, he is our temporary ally against the evil that is ICE, DHS, and Noem

leftstreet

(39,979 posts)
2. I hope he goes this hard on a male
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:01 PM
21 hrs ago

...Cab member or Trump appointee in the investigative hotseat

This in no way minimizes Noem's crimes here.

Just wish the person going so hard on her wasn't a known misogynist asshole, anti abortion, anti birth control psycho who had NO PROBLEM confirming people like Kavanaugh and Hegseth in the face of serious sexual abuse allegations.


awesomerwb1

(5,077 posts)
3. Yeah, I find all of this praise a little bit weird
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:09 PM
21 hrs ago

He's a POS, and has been for many years. So he had a good 10 minutes questioning someone and now he's the man, great etc?



hamsterjill

(17,434 posts)
4. I feel the same the same about Tillis that I feel about MTG
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:10 PM
21 hrs ago

Whatever they may do to benefit our side, I'm all for it. But I won't be forgetting which side of the aisle they sit (or sat) on and the antics that have been used in the past.

Wiz Imp

(9,689 posts)
5. Tillis has voted with Democrats a whopping 2.26% of the time during this Congressional session.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:10 PM
20 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(113,557 posts)
6. I suppose it says he requires a threshold of "bad decisions" before he "gets concerned..."
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:22 PM
20 hrs ago


I will say that the fact he found a way to bring it up when some might argue its relevance to current events was appreciated (by me) and showed it had been on his mind since. He's leaving so, yeah, he's free to say whatever he wants, so I'm not overly enthralled with him now (or prior).

Torchlight

(6,676 posts)
7. I think the majority are simply clapping for the admin's support peeling away
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:26 PM
20 hrs ago

one voice at a time. I doubt too many, if any at all, are providing him unconditional, or even conditional support.

Arthur_Frain

(2,300 posts)
8. It's all performative from them
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:26 PM
20 hrs ago

They have no actual policy for governance.

Fuck Tillis. Fuck Noem. Fuck everbody who ever supported this administration. I’m so over thinking any of them deserve any second chances.

Because it’s not the second chance. It’s not the third or fourth or even tenth.

EdmondDantes_

(1,652 posts)
9. Shockingly he isn't running for reelection
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:41 PM
20 hrs ago

If the only time you have the courage to do the right thing is when you have nothing to lose, it's not really courageous.

Red Mountain

(2,307 posts)
11. That's true
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:52 PM
20 hrs ago

and his newfound voice says a lot about living inside the world of modern republican politics.

He's more of an old school republican and that just doesn't work in Trump's world.

It's a shame really. When all is said and done there isn't going to be much left we can potentially work with.

Tillis was one of those.

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