The least sinister (but probably just as enraging) explanation has always been "they just wanna get out of the Senate chambers and off the clock." Why make the process take longer when they could fail quickly and go home?

the star trek game — computers take on the klingons

This man is 37

“We’re in an existential fight so let’s band together with cowards who sell everyone else out at the earliest opportunity” isn’t exactly the St Crispin's Day Speech

Oh no a more representative Congress. Can’t have that

Oh, he “doesn’t judge them for it.” The people he’s (at least) ogling and (likely) beating off to. Cool. Cool. With opsec like this, it’s only a matter of time before we see money transfers.