Cochran may eiter be a complete crook OR completely out of it OR both. There HAS to be a minimum standard to be a U.S. Senator.
IF Ted Kennedy voted as conservative as Jim Robinson, but was still in all other ways Ted Kennedy, would you want him to be a U.S. Senator? Or would you be ashamed that he officially shared so many of your positions?
I'm willing to concede that Thad may be a puppet in this disgusting scam. For all we know, he may be so far gone with Alzheimer's, he may not even know what day it is, and is just a warm place holder for the new progressive Republican party machine. His staff probably tell him what to say and how to vote, after getting the FAX from McConnell.
Didn't the DemocRATs have a Senator who had suffered a debilitating stroke, and was allowed to remain in his chair, casting votes directed by Harry Reid?