Wow, maybe there is still hope-Washington Examiner columnist: "I am sickened to be a Republican"

[kpete]

Not a single person my age has a longer record of being affiliated with the Republican Party. Since birth. My dad was on the RNC. I was YR state chair. I worked for a GOP Approps Chair. Today, tho, I am sickened to be a Republican. DC GOP=rank dishonesty, hypocrisy.

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[BuffaloJackalope]

1. The first victim of Russian interference was the GOP.

But once it became clear - early on - that it was Putin that was behind it, and Republicans were benefiting, the GOP picked up Putin's ball and ran with it. They became co-conspirators instead of victims.

[JHB]

5. Most of what Putin did amounts to cloning the controls Movement Conservatives had put in place

Russians didn't launch the Southern Strategy.

Putin didn't have Reagan launch his campaign with a speech about "states rights" in a place best known for the murder of civil rights workers.

Putin didn't put Rush Limbaugh on the air, nor make Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House.

Putin didn't make millions of people grind axes about, y'know, those people.

Putin didn't make George W. Bush treat a razor-thin election with clear signs of interference (by Republicans) like Daffy Duck at the genie's treasure ("MINE MINE MINE! GO GO GO! MINE MINE MINE!).

Vladimir Putin didn't whip up war fever over false pretenses just to launch a neoconservative pet project.

The GOP was the first victim of intransigent, compromise-loathing, brazen norm-breaking Movement Conservatives. Putin saw their success and decided to make it work for him instead. And, honestly, this sort of conservative have always been comfy with fascists, dictators, and banana republics. Their goals aren't all that far apart.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Exactly. Russia just stepped into line with their "Fellow Travelers".

This is not a "Trump Thing". It is a Republican Thing.

[Pepsidog]

16. Well said.

[Hekate]

21. Very true, JHB. There's a long history here, & collaboration with our enemies is only a small step

...from what certain parts of the GOP have done all along.

[bitterross]

23. Excellent Points

The GOP has long been evil racist, misogynist, and very, very unChristian.

[Mersky]

24. Well put.

JHB, I like hearing your voice. I’m journaling to return to this over the next few days. And I find it extra thought-provoking next to BuffaloJackalope’s comment of republicans as victims of putin’s propaganda.



(Am looking for a way to give everyday conservatives who are cooling to tRump an out for having supported him. This as Thanksgiving approaches, fraught with questions of whether this uncle or cousin will speak to me or even make eye contact. It’s not those two that I care to sway in any way, but is an indicator of how bad things have become in my extended purple family.)

[klook]

27. GREAT post - would make a good OP.

We’ve seen this intentional train wreck in progress for decades.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Sure, Beltway GOP'ers

probably feel that way (they're just leftovers from previous Bush adminitrations, anyway) but what are GOP voters in the red states feeling? Fox News is keeping them on board.

[TruckFump]

3. I sure hope that some others become as disgusted.

My roommate who passed away last December at age 88 years was a life long Repubbie until 2016. He backed Bernie. Hated Trump. Changed his reg from R to D. So, IMO, there is hope that others will see the truth.

[elleng]

17. They are, for example

Peggy Noones and NYT Bret Stephens, and imo more to follow.

[barbtries]

29. i checked out the thread and responded.

many others. many.
i'd love a current count of how many republicans are left. yeah they support trump overwhelmingly, but they don't have close to the numbers to be the Democrats in 2020 AS LONG AS WE VOTE.

[Hav]

4. By his own words,

he still won't vote for a Dem.

[marlakay]

6. The best we can hope for is

They stay home then and don’t vote. If dems had a criminal running I wouldn’t vote.

[Maven]

7. Simple solution: STOP BEING ONE

And the crucial second step:

VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS

[Funtatlaguy]

26. Bridge too far. They think we are "baby killers" that take their money.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Whatever dude

You’ll return to the fold as soon as a Democrat is back in the White House. Any Democrat.

[Afromania]

10. I wish these people would stop pretending the Republican party was something other than

a home for racists and other assorted shit heads for longer than I have been alive.

[LudwigPastorius]

20. Yep!

[Kablooie]

11. But when it comes to voting I'll bet he still votes republican

They just hold their noses and keep the GOP alive.

[groundloop]

15. Yes.. and even more important (for now) - is he raising hell with his goper Senator to remove tRump?

Unless enough goper Senators feel pressure from their constituents to remove tRump nothing will happen except for a bit of righteous indignation on our part. The ONLY thing that will force goper Senators to vote to remove tRump will be a well founded fear of losing their seat.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. Yep. Whether it's the NRA, Congress Critters, State GOP, Local GOP or the guy hoping to save $5.

.

Anyone who votes for the GOP is complicit in this corruption.

.

[gibraltar72]

12. The fruit of what they sowed is making some sick.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. Then don't be one you ass-wipe. No one is holding a

fucking gun to your head you disgusting piece of shit. It didn't just start with the orange buffoon. This shit has been going on since raygun fucked America.

[paleotn]

14. The scales finally fell from his eyes.

[elleng]

18. We must ENCOURAGE this,

forget the swiping, after all, we WANT and need all the support we can get.

It is highly FOOLISH (kind word) to do anything else.

[dustyscamp]

25. Mhm we need to try to get them to vote blue or don't vote at all

[czarjak]

19. You're sick? Imagine how we've felt since, forever.

[dewsgirl]

28. Wow, this is good!

[D23MIURG23]

30. He should be. Republicans are a bunch of ethically deficient scumbags.

Only the nakedly treasonous nature of their cynicism and dishonesty is anything new - they've been serving themselves at the expense of the country since the Nixon administration.

[Garrett78]

31. I'm constantly sickened by Republicans, and have been for as long as I can remember.

Certainly long before Trump.

[Skittles]

32. once again

the repuke party has stunk for DECADES

[bdamomma]

33. Democrats can govern

Repigs don't. They are unscrupulous, vile UNPATROTIC liars. I hope the scales of justice hit them hard, for what they are doing or have done to our country.