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TheFarseer

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11. Lincoln did some good things

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 11:56 AM

Aug 2021

And TR. So for the last 110 years, they have been hard at work screwing working people and the poor. What’s worse is TR was out of step with his party so it’s probably worse than 110 years.

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What If The Republican Party Was Always Hot Garbage? [View all] Nevilledog Aug 2021 OP

yep, we have been headed down this path since Reagan. Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #1

I think that you timing is spot on. Chainfire Aug 2021 #13

It's all showing up now ampm Aug 2021 #21

Then we don't need a strong Republican party. aocommunalpunch Aug 2021 #2

Before the MAGA scam, there was the Contract With America scam dalton99a Aug 2021 #3

And in between was the Tea Party scam. hedda_foil Aug 2021 #14

+1. Which gave fertile soil for Trump's birtherism dalton99a Aug 2021 #18

"The Republican Party Was Always Hot Garbage." lastlib Aug 2021 #4

These people are always among us in every nation, whether running cold or hot. Hortensis Aug 2021 #5

The correct answer is "Duh!" dchill Aug 2021 #6

When were they not? rickyhall Aug 2021 #7

People make the mistake of assuming... WarGamer Aug 2021 #8

Grover Norquist has been saying for decades that their strategy is to elect meadowlander Aug 2021 #27

+1000 WarGamer Aug 2021 #28

Nixon sabotaged LBJ's Vietnam peace talks The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #9

treason no less empedocles Aug 2021 #12

'64 And Goldwater Called The Turn, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2021 #10

Lincoln did some good things TheFarseer Aug 2021 #11

Atwater Legacy moondust Aug 2021 #15

A succinct reminder. Or primer for the maxsolomon Aug 2021 #16

Why can't we have Aaron Sorkin in charge of Democratic messaging? Under The Radar Aug 2021 #17

Nixon turned the GOP toward the dark side andym Aug 2021 #19

Don't forget Pat Buchanan. He had a lot to do with the GOP's radicalism. Yoyoyo77 Aug 2021 #24

Yes. Forgot to mention Pat Buchanan. He was one of the worst of them andym Aug 2021 #26

Then there's the evil hot garbage. Common nowadays. Nt Baked Potato Aug 2021 #20

Trying to imagine Ike's Military Industrial Complex speech as a fundraiser Bucky Aug 2021 #22

+1. And Nixon had the decency to propose a universal healthcare plan dalton99a Aug 2021 #25

If you go back as far as Lincoln it wasn't Silent3 Aug 2021 #23