Why NOT to vote Republican

[LDAHL]

Put forth a moderate republican such as Kasich or Cheney and there may be hope. The Desantis and his ilk are Hitler-like. What's scary is you can't see that! They run on the premise of violence. Go back and really listen to Desantis' campaign ad. I know you won't because you really don't care what he stands for. Sadly, JaneV2 is right. We've drifted a long way from Eisenhower.

While he was in office, Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time. I’m sure that if she managed to become president you would discover she was in fact a deadly threat to our way of life and resistance was a moral imperative.

I’m always amused to hear progressives find nice things to say about Republicans once they’re safely dead.

[JaneV2.0]

I think that was the tail end of the era when progressivism was popularly considered anti-liberal. I happen to think it still is, it's a shame progressives were able to hijack the term. The modern Democratic Party is the antithesis of classical liberalism so I think his use of the term doesn't necessarily mean what you imply.

I believe, if he had survived, JFK would be a libertarian or republican these days

You've got to be kidding. If JFK had wanted to be an entitled jerk, he would have stayed out of politics and lived off the family money. Service--working for the welfare of his nation's people--was of utmost importance to him. Today's Republicans, particularly, would have turned his stomach.

[frugal-one]

While he was in office, Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time. I’m sure that if she managed to become president you would discover she was in fact a deadly threat to our way of life and resistance was a moral imperative.

I’m always amused to hear progressives find nice things to say about Republicans once they’re safely dead.

She definitely is not with trump now. I would consider her. She, at least, stands by her convictions. She is not a sheep... like those that call themselves "republicans" now.

[LDAHL]

You've got to be kidding. If JFK had wanted to be an entitled jerk, he would have stayed out of politics and lived off the family money. Service--working for the welfare of his nation's people--was of utmost importance to him. Today's Republicans, particularly, would have turned his stomach.

Oh I don’t know. Using the Secret Service as pimps strikes me as a bit entitled. As does appointing his brother Attorney General. Wiretapping MLK and weaponizing the IRS also comes to mind. Maybe not privilege at the Chappaquidic level, but up there.

I think he died at an advantageous time to secure his myth. Otherwise, a lot of Vietnam dirt would have stuck to him.

[ApatheticNoMore]

While he was in office, Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time. I’m sure that if she managed to become president you would discover she was in fact a deadly threat to our way of life and resistance was a moral imperative.

Two things can be true at the same time, Cheney can generally suck, in fact suck in 1000 ways, and her losing solely because of her position on Trump (she didn't lose for other reasons, she just didn't) can be a very bad sign and disappointing in that sense. Both can be true.

[frugal-one]

While he was in office, Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time. I’m sure that if she managed to become president you would discover she was in fact a deadly threat to our way of life and resistance was a moral imperative.

I’m always amused to hear progressives find nice things to say about Republicans once they’re safely dead.

Sadly, there are very few real "republicans" left.... only sheep.

[JaneV2.0]

"I’m always amused to hear progressives find nice things to say about Republicans once they’re safely dead."

That might be because the old school dead ones were often decent humans and politicians, unlike most of today's crop.

[frugal-one]

Adam Kinzinger’s comments about the republican party are spot on. They are a bunch of hypocrites! We should be chanting “lock him up”. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that trump took classified documents! Why is he not in jail?

[jp1]

Oh I don’t know. Using the Secret Service as pimps strikes me as a bit entitled. As does appointing his brother Attorney General. Wiretapping MLK and weaponizing the IRS also comes to mind. Maybe not privilege at the Chappaquidic level, but up there.

I think he died at an advantageous time to secure his myth. Otherwise, a lot of Vietnam dirt would have stuck to him.

So who was/is the worse human being? JFK or Jimmy Carter?

[frugal-one]

Lindsay Graham is calling trump supporters to riot! Law & order party, what a joke!

https://www.businessinsider.com/lind...e-riots-2022-8