Recently, I have been astounded by liberal women who casually toss into a conversation the statement that they “love” Susan Collins.

First of all, I would like to point out that Susan Collins is a Republican.  She votes with the Republicans most of the time, and supports Republican policies.  Second, she is not a moderate even though she has tried repeatedly over the years to portray herself as such.

There are two recent votes that tell you everything you need to know about Susan Collins.  First, she provided what David Leonhardt of the New York Times (12/10/17) called a “crucial vote” for the criminal GOP tax bill which benefited the obscenely rich in this country at the expense of all the rest of us.  The second was a yes vote on Gina Haspel, a woman who was complicit if not directly participated in the torture of other human beings.  When…