January 1, Senators Face Little Pressure Tuberville Warns

Wyatt’s Take

• Sen. Tuberville says senators care more about reelection than real work.
• He argues the Senate lacks real accountability and urgency.
• Tuberville sees more honor in coaching than politics.

Senator Tommy Tuberville says Washington’s senators mostly look out for themselves and their next election.

He told a radio show host that there’s hardly any pressure on senators to truly serve, and most just focus on keeping their titles.

“Yeah, there’s not a lot of pressure up here, okay, other than trying to get reelected, and I think that’s one of the problems,”

Tuberville said more accountability is needed, just like in college football, where wins and losses matter every day.

He’s leaving the Senate to run for Alabama governor, saying he wants a job where he can actually make changes.

“I think people use an excuse sometimes, ‘well, you know, the Democrats did this, or the Republicans did that.’ I think we all should be more accountable for what we do up here,”

He knocked senators for chasing power, not solutions, saying,

“These people don’t care. They just come up here to have more power and have ‘Senator’ in front of their name, and they couldn’t do anything else. I mean, they couldn’t run a business, and so they’re up here making a little bit of money and people [are] patting them on the back because they’re a senator, and all they want to do is get reelected.”

Tuberville made it clear he preferred coaching to politics.

“Oh, my God, coaching,”

he said about which career was better. He explained that coaching gives you honest results and the chance to see young people improve, unlike politics, where progress moves at a snail’s pace.

If you’re sick of politicians who only care about themselves, you’re not alone—Tuberville’s words should hit home for anybody frustrated with D.C. insiders.

Wyatt Matters

Folks in Middle America want leaders who work for them, not just hold fancy titles. Integrity and accountability matter more than power or re-election, especially when our families rely on government to do its job.

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