Since the thought police will not allow them to diverge from the party line on global warming, abolishing health care, sending other people’s chlidren to new overseas wars, and vast deficit-financed tax cuts for the very rich; the only thing they’ve got left to distinguish themselves is how much they hate gays, minorities, immigrants, scientists, union members, New Yorkers, and Californians; and in what ways they’ll roll back constitutional limits in the name of security.
You left out: straining relations with other countries, repealing the EPA, doing nothing about or loosening gun control, controlling women’s reproductive systems, forcing their religion on others, and I’ll leave it to others to add onto this list.
Love the polling that shows 65% of GOP’s want to send lots of troops to Syria. Time to reestablish the draft. Oh – I forgot Republicans get their kids a deferment.
I usually phrase it as “turn your kids into ‘boots on the ground’,” and do whatever is necessary to obtain the “proper” vote count including blatant minority voter suppression and gerrymander, gerrymander, gerrymander.
Ted, hard to imagine a way out for the GOP? It is for the nominating convention to begin with no one, clear candidate on the first ballot. The delegates will be released to nominate a compromise dark horse. Otherwise the party is over.
Let’s be honest about it: Both parties gerrymander like mad. Right now the Repugs are doing more of it because they control a majority of state legislatures. Obviously, this is also how they manage to suppress a significant portion of the vote that traditionally leans democratic. Both also pander to their “base” voters. For Repugs, that’s RWNJ and old white men, Especially rich old white men. For Dems, it’s everyone else and that, by definition, includes minorities.Mr. Trump is refreshing in that he has abandoned the use of code words long favored by the right to mask their brand of activism. Code words like “constitutional originalist” and “personal responsibility.”
ARodney over 8 years ago
Since the thought police will not allow them to diverge from the party line on global warming, abolishing health care, sending other people’s chlidren to new overseas wars, and vast deficit-financed tax cuts for the very rich; the only thing they’ve got left to distinguish themselves is how much they hate gays, minorities, immigrants, scientists, union members, New Yorkers, and Californians; and in what ways they’ll roll back constitutional limits in the name of security.
grapefroot over 8 years ago
The choice is clear
Theodore E. Lind Premium Member over 8 years ago
It is really hard to imagine a way out for the GOP. It is so bad that their best option is probably losing the election.
Kentucky Ken Premium Member over 8 years ago
@ARodney — Brilliant and spot on. Thanks.
ScullyUFO over 8 years ago
You left out: straining relations with other countries, repealing the EPA, doing nothing about or loosening gun control, controlling women’s reproductive systems, forcing their religion on others, and I’ll leave it to others to add onto this list.
JohnHarry Premium Member over 8 years ago
Love the polling that shows 65% of GOP’s want to send lots of troops to Syria. Time to reestablish the draft. Oh – I forgot Republicans get their kids a deferment.
Alexander the Good Enough over 8 years ago
I usually phrase it as “turn your kids into ‘boots on the ground’,” and do whatever is necessary to obtain the “proper” vote count including blatant minority voter suppression and gerrymander, gerrymander, gerrymander.
larryrhoades over 8 years ago
Ted, hard to imagine a way out for the GOP? It is for the nominating convention to begin with no one, clear candidate on the first ballot. The delegates will be released to nominate a compromise dark horse. Otherwise the party is over.
Mr. Blawt over 8 years ago
Looks like we were out of the frying pan and into the fire, but the frying pan is back ahead. Sounds like your brain on drugs.
Simon_Jester over 8 years ago
There should be line across the top of that chart reading, “Gerrymandering.”
Mr. Blawt over 8 years ago
Please GOP cease and desist your racist and sexist rantings
Kip W over 8 years ago
Perhaps, but the GOP depends upon gerrymandering to keep their majority in Congress.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
Let’s be honest about it: Both parties gerrymander like mad. Right now the Repugs are doing more of it because they control a majority of state legislatures. Obviously, this is also how they manage to suppress a significant portion of the vote that traditionally leans democratic. Both also pander to their “base” voters. For Repugs, that’s RWNJ and old white men, Especially rich old white men. For Dems, it’s everyone else and that, by definition, includes minorities.Mr. Trump is refreshing in that he has abandoned the use of code words long favored by the right to mask their brand of activism. Code words like “constitutional originalist” and “personal responsibility.”