No other Democrat senator supported convicted felon Charles Kushner for a top diplomatic role.

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    18 hours ago

    What was the point of all of that filibustering, if he was just going to act like a corrupt douchebag? These dudes are always slimy. Didn’t he save someone from a burning house and date Rosario Dawson? What a waste. I would be surprised if he was even straight at this point.

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      14 hours ago

      It was a performative spectacle to get his name in the news. Few of our elected officials have any actual skillset for good governance. They have a skillset for getting elected.

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      The point was to distract. There was an investigation into him being published at the same time. Booker only cares about himself.