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TexasTowelie

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Tue Jan 12, 2021, 02:23 AM Jan 2021

Personal responsibility? Any Tennessee Republican leader ready?

“Personal responsibility” is a favorite slogan for Tennessee Republican political leaders.

Until it comes to their own words and actions.

After the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday Tennessee GOP leaders issued their obligatory statements of condemnation.

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty said:

“Yesterday was a shocking day of lawlessness… Last night we reconvened with our Senate colleagues to fulfill our constitutional duty to certify the 2020 election results and prepare for a peaceful transition of power.”

Absent was any acceptance of personal responsibility or accountability for the day’s madness.

Read more: https://tennesseelookout.com/2021/01/11/commentary-personal-responsibility-any-tennessee-republican-leader-ready/

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Personal responsibility? Any Tennessee Republican leader ready? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2021 OP
Anybody who talks it can't walk it. dchill Jan 2021 #1
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