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Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
41. Heinlein said: "Never depend on the other guy's better nature...
Tue Jun 11, 2019, 04:29 PM
Jun 2019

He may not have one.



Biden's comment that the Repubs will 'return' to some semblance of normality is a vain hope, IMNSHO.

K & R 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #1
One thing that just shocks me is the misogyny. Ohiogal Jun 2019 #2
And it is open misogyny. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #3
And is bought into by many women. i personally know women that think a woman leader is ridiculous. Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #44
And like countless other groups of people that they put the wood to Cosmocat Jun 2019 #34
That plays into the wants of the GOP's evangelical base PufPuf23 Jun 2019 #48
The GOP wandered off the track of normal in 1979. They never found their way back... pecosbob Jun 2019 #4
I would argue for 1968. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #5
and he stalled the peace talks to help his reelection campaign. pecosbob Jun 2019 #6
As guillaumeb said: volstork Jun 2019 #20
Just as Reagan later made deals with the Ayatollah trev Jun 2019 #27
I'd say it was a process that amped up over a couple of decades... JHB Jun 2019 #26
The Southern Strategy, used with great success during Nixon's 1968 campaign, sop Jun 2019 #60
This this this. I follow your posts from the Biden thread zonkers Jun 2019 #7
Biden believes in the compromise that is essential in a democracy. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #8
If I was Joe, I would've come on so hard... zonkers Jun 2019 #11
But that would be playing by Trump's rules. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #14
Biden could do it too Ligyron Jun 2019 #24
What I want to hear from a candidate Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #32
It's a winning book. Call it what you will. He's attacking Trump hard and that is what the folks emmaverybo Jun 2019 #52
He believes in compromising with people who refuse to compromise? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #12
He believes in the goodness of people. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #15
Sounds like I got into the wrong line of work. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #17
If he "believes in" the goodness of republicans, he better wake up. pangaia Jun 2019 #23
Biden appeals to the independents and the disaffected GOPers FakeNoose Jun 2019 #13
Yes, he might appeal to some of them. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #16
You can't give the people who are destroying this country a pass HopeAgain Jun 2019 #29
I don't give them a pass and I don't think Joe Biden does either FakeNoose Jun 2019 #62
That's the thing HopeAgain Jun 2019 #75
He will pick up a lot of votes from Democrats, at least according to the latest polls at this point still_one Jun 2019 #55
In the general election if Biden is our candidate FakeNoose Jun 2019 #63
I agree still_one Jun 2019 #64
+1, they do not believe in liberal democracies not one bit uponit7771 Jun 2019 #38
We agree. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #45
So well said! Stunningly, starkly true, guillaumeb. JudyM Jun 2019 #73
This is the normal rufus dog Jun 2019 #9
Very well said. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #10
"One core belief of the GOP is that greed is good." volstork Jun 2019 #21
yes. ginnyinWI Jun 2019 #33
Let's not forget W. apnu Jun 2019 #19
W was similar to Reagen Cosmocat Jun 2019 #37
It's their fear of the non-wight walkers uponit7771 Jun 2019 #39
The GOP is finally showing its true colors apnu Jun 2019 #18
Wish I could volstork Jun 2019 #22
Well said. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #46
This trump... TommyCelt Jun 2019 #78
Trump didn't invent the current Republican Party rurallib Jun 2019 #25
Trump's populist "movement" isn't, it is just a rebranded version of the same far right Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #28
The days of Jacob Javits and Nelson Rockefeller are clearly long over DFW Jun 2019 #30
Agreed. The GOP uses advertising people to construct slogans, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #47
Nope, they've shown themselves to be villains every one. Magoo48 Jun 2019 #31
Trump is the GOP Normal dlk Jun 2019 #35
they seem pretty normal to me.. stillcool Jun 2019 #36
I expected Trump to move moderates out of the GOP... zaj Jun 2019 #40
I thought Trump would bring down the GOP in 2016 Martin Eden Jun 2019 #77
Heinlein said: "Never depend on the other guy's better nature... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #41
But he'll "reach across the aisle" if elected FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #85
It would take a 1930's stlyle election wipeout standingtall Jun 2019 #42
The GOP never returned to "normal" after Speaker Gingrich. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2019 #43
Do not forget Dennis Hastert. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #49
You mean the Contract On America 47of74 Jun 2019 #86
Trump is the culmination of the GOP's trajectory. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #50
An excellent reply. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #51
That and their normal sucked anyway. aikoaiko Jun 2019 #53
The Party of greed? guillaumeb Jun 2019 #54
Yeah, Since Ike I would probably say the party of selfishness. aikoaiko Jun 2019 #57
Plus if they forget what they're about, there's a media machine, the Koch$ and a rabid base BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #56
And the Kochs fund much of the right wing media machine. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #66
In terms of evolution, many GOPers are a known subset of humanity.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #58
Many are authoritarians. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #67
Weak as pond water under the surface, I've found. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #71
Stick a fork in em. . . . They're DONE. BigDemVoter Jun 2019 #59
I know that Biden is catching a lot of guff for his remarks and seeming delusional Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2019 #61
GOP voters are a minority. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #68
Mitch McConnell is a bigger problem Trumpocalypse Jun 2019 #65
Agreed. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #69
And increasingly emboldened, just like the growing GOP bench on the Supreme Court. JudyM Jun 2019 #74
..👍🏼 uponit7771 Jun 2019 #76
The Tea Bagger infestation took all this up a notch, then came Trump. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #70
I hoped the GOP would come to its senses after the disaster of GW Bush Martin Eden Jun 2019 #72
They haven't been "normal" since Raygun... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2019 #79
Absolutely Glaisne Jun 2019 #80
The GOP has been on a downward spiral since Newt Gringich was Speake fron '95-'99 Fla Dem Jun 2019 #81
I agree, this is the new normal for the GOP. Not that they've changed so much, but that Nitram Jun 2019 #82
Not Anytime Soon colsohlibgal Jun 2019 #83
GOOD for pointing this out. Absolutely true. TryLogic Jun 2019 #84
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