"I am a former Republican and a military veteran."

[Uncle Joe]

37. Your post #16

But I see no "confession" whatsoever in this little diatribe. No acknowledgement of the terrible harm that support for the Republican party has done and continues to do to this country and no acceptance of the responsibility they bear for having been a willing and enthusiastic part of that for so long. Nor, very tellingly, any explanation of how they magically, all of a sudden, had their eyes opened to what the Repugs are about.

This is the last person I need telling me that the Republicans need to be "benched", since they wouldn't even be in the game if not for people like this, so they really need to shut the fuck up about that. Assuming they actually, finally, have started to get a clue, they should be not only ashamed, but horrified at what they've helped to do. Wouldn't you agree?

No where in the OP did the author suggest or imply that "his ass needed to be kissed" indeed he listed an entire litany of adjectives and adverbs; most of which I'm sure you and virtually everyone else here agrees with as to why he's totally against the Republican Party and will now "vote blue until his dying breath," he made this declaration to the entire world including his family, friends and any Republican out there to see, but that's not good for you, you demand he "shut the fuck up" "should be ashamed and horrified" so my description of "sack cloth and ashes" demand is right on point.

Every item that you just posted is in the OP, I'm beginning to wonder if you actually read it?