A Tale of Two Tweets

This is what being a partisan will do to you...

Tweet 1
Senator Jeff Merkley‏Verified account @SenJeffMerkley

Thank you for your leadership RT @SenatorReid Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to consider filibuster reform. It had to be done.

2:10 PM - 21 Nov 2013


Four years later...


Tweet 2
Senator Jeff Merkley‏Verified account @SenJeffMerkley

The dark deed is done. McConnell has just put a knife into the heart of our We the People republic.

11:51 AM - 6 Apr 2017

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