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Vogon_Glory

(9,558 posts)
19. Moderate Republicans? Moderate compared to--WHAT???
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 05:43 PM
Jan 2021

Today’s corporal’s guard of moderate Republicans are not only a tiny minority of their party’s membership, but the very definition of what constitutes being a Republican moderate has shifted so far to the right that even being Bob Dole Republican is considered to be the next best thing to a practicing Marxist in Pachyderm circles.


Those of us who once sympathized with what was once moderate Republicanism, be it the Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, or even the George HW Bush varieties, have long since learned that there is no place for us besides self-abasing useful-idiot status in the radical-reactionary GOP, and that to maintain any self-respect, we had to leave.

The pitiful show of “strength” by the Republican moderate wing (or is it just a wing-feather?) after the 1/06/21 coup attempt shows what a helpless, weak and ineffectual farce “moderate” Republicanism has become.

The Titanic of moderate Republicanism has not only started sinking, but the hull has split in two and the final feet of the ship’s stern are slipping beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

I don't think they are listening Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #1
"Moderate" is a relative thing when it comes to Republicans JHB Jan 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #3
And they want to rid the party of you MagickMuffin Jan 2021 #4
Moderate Republicans stood by and let Trump take over their party. After all, Arkansas Granny Jan 2021 #5
All 2 of them??? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #6
Ah, bullshit. grumpyduck Jan 2021 #7
I can't think Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #8
GOP "centrists" should do more than wring their hands in concern struggle4progress Jan 2021 #9
Which flavor, exactly, of 'far right'? Reagan? Gingrich? Teaparty? Q? White Nationalism? Guns? ret5hd Jan 2021 #10
I'd like to believe that. Cartoonist Jan 2021 #11
oh look, few names mentioned lol. ? nt msongs Jan 2021 #12
I'm sure Susan Collins is " CONCERNED" Rustyeye77 Jan 2021 #13
There are like 10 moderate Republicans januoro Jan 2021 #14
GOP headed for disaster? We already have disasters and the GOP wants to add a PufPuf23 Jan 2021 #15
They're correct in that moderate voters are moving radius777 Jan 2021 #16
The moderate Republicans just shrug it off & speak lame ass excuses because they want to flying_wahini Jan 2021 #17
Moderates? Do they mean the ones who have left office or are not running again? kysrsoze Jan 2021 #18
Moderate Republicans? Moderate compared to--WHAT??? Vogon_Glory Jan 2021 #19
they're concerned. but...not enough to actually say or do anything about it. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #20
I don't think that there are enough of them left to do much Vogon_Glory Jan 2021 #21
it doesn't matter if they can DO anything. But they can always speak up. Silence is complicit. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #22
+1, they don't pay enough of a price for their horrid actions towards democracy. Voter suppression uponit7771 Jan 2021 #25
🎶🎵for them, from me🎶🎵 irisblue Jan 2021 #23
Dude! Wawannabe Jan 2021 #24
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