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matt819

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12. And my response to these people is. . .

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 03:21 PM

Feb 2021

What was it about the republican party that you liked?

Look at the numbers. GDP growth is higher under Democratic presidents. Trickle down economics have bee proven to be a myth, or, as I like to put it, a lie. Deficits are lower under Democratic presidents. Democratic administrations over the last forty years have enacted policies for a cleaner environment, better health care, consumer safety (financial and physical), and more. If anyone asked me what the republican party stood for, I would say it was tax cuts for the rich. And the erosion of the wall between church and state. Oh, and endless wars. Were you really proud of that record? Did those things make you feel all warm and fuzzy?

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see people leave the republican party in droves. The more, the better. But these kinds of self-serving public statements make me sick.

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Richard Haass quits GOP after 40 years [View all] Tanuki Feb 2021 OP

Never too old to grow! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #1

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on. They have been rotten to the core for over forty years. olegramps Feb 2021 #10

You are correct...I have to think this is a calculated move on his part Escurumbele Feb 2021 #15

THIS malaise Feb 2021 #16

How many prominent Republicans have changed party affiliation due to Trumpism? Poiuyt Feb 2021 #2

It took him this long, well yippee. c-rational Feb 2021 #3

Let's see some current Senators do this! RainCaster Feb 2021 #4

His eyes are now open! North Shore Chicago Feb 2021 #5

I know it won't happen, but Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #6

Actually the party does embrace those principles and policies... ananda Feb 2021 #7

To my ear, his ideas are very antiquated. bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #8

Well well well. Time will tell. calimary Feb 2021 #9

The more prominent Repubs who go public, the better. This is good. nt Hekate Feb 2021 #11

Yes. Trying to hasten the self destruction he'd spent years Hortensis Feb 2021 #17

And my response to these people is. . . matt819 Feb 2021 #12

Half of all humanity leans conservative. In nations with Hortensis Feb 2021 #18

What took him so long? paleotn Feb 2021 #13

Reagan just whispered the quiet parts out loud instead of shouting them like Trumpster n/t hibbing Feb 2021 #14