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Mr. Evil

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29. The republican party has run its course.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2022, 12:08 PM

Apr 2022

It has devolved into a litany of clowns all frothing at the mouth in a daily quest of a new enemy to denigrate and protect the masses from. What we need are less dog and pony shows and more people that excel at formulating real world solutions for real world problems.

If we feel we must have two parties how about we cut to the chase and call them the Human Party and the Lunatic Asshole Party.

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PELOSI: "The country needs a strong Republican Party, not one that has been hijacked as a cult." [View all] kpete Apr 2022 OP

We would do just fine if that Republican party were put in a rubber raft and set out in the middle Autumn Apr 2022 #1

+1 leftstreet Apr 2022 #16

Sorry I disagree vercetti2021 Apr 2022 #2

careful what you wish for, its replacement could easily be worse Amishman Apr 2022 #6

It is too late for that, and according to current polls, we are going to get slaughtered in the JohnSJ Apr 2022 #3

Good morning to you too. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #27

I am in California, Bay Area, so I am doing the same as you plus donating here and there when I can JohnSJ Apr 2022 #36

Oy Blues Heron Apr 2022 #4

Take back their party? Omnipresent Apr 2022 #5

She understands democracy and believes in it BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #7

She is correct mcar Apr 2022 #8

Stop supporting Republicans. aocommunalpunch Apr 2022 #9

+1 n/t area51 Apr 2022 #17

They're not a cult, they're an organized crime syndicate! Towlie Apr 2022 #10

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld: kentuck Apr 2022 #11

Nice thought, Madam Speaker, BUT Vogon_Glory Apr 2022 #12

It is naive to pretend Republicans are decent or honorable people dalton99a Apr 2022 #13

Like it or not, our Constitution leads to a two-party dynamic. dawg Apr 2022 #14

Correct. A strong Republican Party can be bipartisan, like during the FDR/LBJ years. betsuni Apr 2022 #15

So she misses the Reagan and Bush years? leftstreet Apr 2022 #18

Would this be the Republican Party that stole the 2000 election or do we need to go further back? jalan48 Apr 2022 #19

Republicans were aided by 3rd Party anti-Democrats Budi Apr 2022 #21

LOL-ok. jalan48 Apr 2022 #22

Its in our political History. Whose laughing at the consequences of it today? Budi Apr 2022 #26

Gore won, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #28

Can't fight history! What was set in motion then is the history of why we're in this hellhole Budi Apr 2022 #33

Gore won what? Bush vs Gore Budi Apr 2022 #35

+++ JohnSJ Apr 2022 #37

We need to organize and vote in the midterms Wild blueberry Apr 2022 #20

It needs to crumble and go the way of the Whigs. RobertDevereaux Apr 2022 #23

The Republican party has 2 members, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. gab13by13 Apr 2022 #24

I agree. A sane opposition is an important element in a democracy. NNadir Apr 2022 #25

I agree with Pelosi as well. She's speaking of the functioning Democracy before the TEA PARTY. Budi Apr 2022 #30

The republican party has run its course. Mr. Evil Apr 2022 #29

Seems like the two thoughts are not independent of one and other. SmallFry Apr 2022 #31

A lot of young Republicans are really bad IronLionZion Apr 2022 #32

NO! We need a strong Democratic Party that actually fights these MAGAts. rkleinberger Apr 2022 #34

When Nancy says shit like that, I never take her at her word. Novara Apr 2022 #38

Speaker Pelosi is a wise and wonderful person FakeNoose Apr 2022 #39