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How Republicans used to be: [View all] volstork Jul 2020 OP
I would think they would be embarrassed by this ass in the WH, but so many love him RKP5637 Jul 2020 #1
Cut from the same piece of s**t, actually. RainCaster Jul 2020 #20
Minnie Cox never returned to her position. no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #2
Thank you for that information. volstork Jul 2020 #3
A hundred years later... "On 14 July 2008, the Indianola post office was renamed in her honor" progressoid Jul 2020 #5
Not surprised by that, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #14
She did go back, and opened a bank. NT Celerity Jul 2020 #34
The reason Teddy Roosevelt is considered as a great president DFW Jul 2020 #4
Always enjoy your viewpoints. I met quite a few Republicans back in the 50s - 70s erronis Jul 2020 #9
I remember when there were good Republicans. Things started to sour in the 1970s. japple Jul 2020 #17
I agree with you KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #28
My stepfather and I were discussing politics back in 1996 plimsoll Jul 2020 #24
Teddy Roosevelt was a progressive Republican. Laelth Jul 2020 #6
Current Republicans love to claim hims as their own, but their counterparts at the time... JHB Jul 2020 #10
Precisely. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #12
He would be a solid democrat now, volstork Jul 2020 #15
K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Jul 2020 #7
So I guess Don Jr. and Eric are "Roosevelt Republicans" BamaRefugee Jul 2020 #8
Absolutely a fair question. I don't know how to classify these types of people. erronis Jul 2020 #11
Teddy Roosevelt LOVED killing animals that had absolutely no chance to fight back. i don't get it BamaRefugee Jul 2020 #13
Have to agree with you. volstork Jul 2020 #16
Carl Akeley keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #22
Comparing TR with Uday/Qusay, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #18
The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #25
Imagine my tears of sympathy for the Trump family's sacrifices. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #30
A lot of Roosevelt's kills were donated to museums mgardener Jul 2020 #26
i have a small 60's? "why i am a republican" card. eisenhowerish. pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #19
Ike's 1956 Party Platform (for re-election) FakeNoose Jul 2020 #23
TR was no peach. He did great things (trust busting and national parks) but he also Squinch Jul 2020 #21
Romanticism and 20-20 hindsight cause people to overlook serious faults. Blue_true Jul 2020 #29
Heck, look at that asshole Nixon: dalton99a Jul 2020 #27
I hate it that Nixon gets any credit at all for the EPA. He fought the concept tooth and nail, but Nitram Jul 2020 #32
My thought is that Teddy was anything but a typical Republican. He even ran as an independent when Nitram Jul 2020 #31
Although they are now the party of racists, once upon... NNadir Jul 2020 #33
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