Ben would make a great Senator

[u/Middlewarian]

What do you think about Ben replacing Marco Rubio in Florida? Ron DeSantis is a solid governor and I'm sure the thought has occurred to him already. Ben has a good understanding of our history and has good priorities. A senator without scandals would be cool.

"America isn't great because America is powerful. America is powerful because America is great." Ben Shapiro

[u/FlimFlamBingBang]

Hold on a moment while I go get some more popcorn for Senator Gaetz’s first day replacing Marco Rubio. Sending Gaetz into the lion’s den of the Senate, and seeing him make them seethe while they can’t devour him, mmm, mhm, mmmm! Gonna be epic.

[u/Proper_Astronomer874 → u/FlimFlamBingBang]

I generally don’t understand why anyone would support Gaetz. Dude is clearly a pedophile and has single handily done more to damage the GOP image than any other politician. I’m all about clearing the swamp, but Gaetz is the swamp, he clearly has enjoyed the spoils of nepotism and hopefully will now go away.

[u/Bellinelkamk → u/Proper_Astronomer874]

Is there some conviction or private settlement? Anonymous accusations? Not that any of that is definitive one way or another but I legitimately am having trouble parsing the I’ve found.

Sorry to say but I hear this and I remember justices Kavanaugh and Thomas

[u/Proper_Astronomer874 → u/Bellinelkamk]

The difference is that there seem’s to be electronic records supporting the misconduct and very detailed accounts of what happens. And while certainly circumstantial the fact that he resigned from congress days before that ethics report came out makes me even more suspicious of his behavior.

Also, in Kavanaugh’s confirmation, the allegation came out because of his appointment recommendation. This Gaetz investigation has been going on for years and is the reason he ousted McCarthy. McCarthy would not put a stop to it, so in order to save himself he created that situation last year which made the GOP look like an absolute circus.

I mean, the McCarthy ousting alone would be enough for me not to support him. But the fact that these allegations seem entirely credible and they are publicly coming out makes me think he is guilty and utterly disqualified to be in congress or public service at all.

[u/Bellinelkamk → u/Proper_Astronomer874]

Thank you for the info! That was very helpful and does seem very credible

[u/Bill_From_Shipping → u/Proper_Astronomer874]

I read a theory on another sub that if Gaetz didn't get the AG nod he was going to use the time to gain support for a gubernatorial race in two years when DeSantis terms out.