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Azathoth

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36. Not really a bipartisan letter. None of the few R's there are influential Republicans

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2018, 02:35 AM

Dec 2018

Many of them either endorsed a Democrat or were appointed to posts in Democratic administrations, and all of them are marginalized/excommunicated from mainstream Republican politics.

There's no "battle for the soul of the GOP", no influential, respected party figures trying to pull the party out of the lunatic asylum. The GOP is now a lockstep crime syndicate in the service of Donald Trump.

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We are former senators. The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy -- and must again. [View all] boston bean Dec 2018 OP

What? Senator Dole and Senator Dole did not sign. DURHAM D Dec 2018 #1

I don't think the letter was circulated for signatures boston bean Dec 2018 #2

Wow!!! gopiscrap Dec 2018 #3

Fucking Nightmare-Campbell Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #4

This is amazing. honest.abe Dec 2018 #5

Current GOP Senators (Paul, Collins, Grassley, Hatch, etc.) do not give a damn Freethinker65 Dec 2018 #6

Even former GOP Senators with nothing to lose do not give a damn. milestogo Dec 2018 #21

Where's Senator Wide-Stance from Idaho? Beakybird Dec 2018 #7

how about the one who likes diapers and prostitutes JI7 Dec 2018 #34

Could be read as supporting 45. Too fuzzy to help, imho. lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #8

I did not read it that way at all. boston bean Dec 2018 #9

most of them are democrats . you think Russ Feingold and John Kerry would be supporting Trump ? JI7 Dec 2018 #35

A lot of nothing Cartoonist Dec 2018 #10

Well, I think it is significant in this way. boston bean Dec 2018 #13

I agree with you 100%, watoos Dec 2018 #18

Mitch - you listening? Marie Marie Dec 2018 #11

Mitch is worried about what the Russian spy, Butina, watoos Dec 2018 #19

This is remarkable mcar Dec 2018 #12

fewer than 25% are Rs shanny Dec 2018 #14

And.. RainCaster Dec 2018 #15

Before all Rs were batshit crazy like now n/t hibbing Dec 2018 #16

What specific action are they suggesting? Martin Eden Dec 2018 #17

Indictment would be better, watoos Dec 2018 #22

Right. Not specific enough to even make a dent. lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #37

If we know anything, McConnell understands a good bribe. Maybe if someone threw him more money ffr Dec 2018 #20

He got some of that 30 million watoos Dec 2018 #23

Reading that list of Democratic Senators makes me wish we could have most of 'em back again. NBachers Dec 2018 #24

Not many Republicans in there. Party over country for most of them, it seems. nt tblue37 Dec 2018 #25

We have seen stronger words from President Carter RainCaster Dec 2018 #26

K&R!!! burrowowl Dec 2018 #27

What's With All the Repeated Paragraphs?? DoctorJoJo Dec 2018 #28

fixed.. sorry about that boston bean Dec 2018 #30

super vague, way too late in the game letter that will have zero impact AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #29

He was toxic campaigning for the nomination 2016 . Too late to form a meaningful contingent imo lunasun Dec 2018 #31

Just 6 former Republican Senators? Fail. KPN Dec 2018 #32

Wow! Amazing from some Cha Dec 2018 #33

Not really a bipartisan letter. None of the few R's there are influential Republicans Azathoth Dec 2018 #36