Article snippet: Posted at 9:30 pm on August 13, 2017 by Joe Cunningham On Friday evening, Ben Sasse released a pretty strong statement basically telling America “Don’t be silly. Of course we’re not going to war in Venezuela.” It was a statement that had to be made because Donald Trump, during a press appearance, offhandedly mentioned a possible military option in the Latin American nation over human rights violations. Well, enter a liberal reporter from Politico, who seems to be confused as to how being an elected representative of your constituency actually works. Here’s the thing. Anyone who pays even a modicum of attention to Sasse’s statements before, during, and after the 2016 election knows that Sasse can not possibly be considered a Trump lackey. However, both Sasse and Trump have something in common: The majority of voters in Nebraska voted for them to represent them in Washington D.C. – one as Senator and one as President. Sasse, a conservative, actually won by a larger margin than Trump, signaling that the people of Nebraska find Sasse a better representative of their views than Trump. Sasse is voting the way Nebraskans elected him to vote. He has, time and again, proven himself to be a conservative interested in advancing conservatism. That he is an elected Republican and Trump is an elected Republican does not matter, because Trump or not, Sasse would be voting how he is voting. Interestingly, this is an issue Sasse predicted would come up all the way back in N... Link to the full article to read more