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Bolo Boffin

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71. ok, Liz, you have fun getting all that set up.

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Sun Sep 22, 2024, 10:46 AM

Sep 2024

Maybe you can get it done as quick as the Whigs became the Republicans, but we'll see.

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Liz Cheney: Conservatives may need a new party [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 OP

She's right of course ... but are they listening? FakeNoose Sep 2024 #1

I think that there will come a time when there will be so many republicans going with Kamala... ailsagirl Sep 2024 #41

As long as they don't jump on the train with the intent of derailing it Montauk6 Sep 2024 #75

All hands on deck, but not all hands on the wheel JHB Sep 2024 #100

psst... (whispering) Montauk6 Sep 2024 #112

most americans? doh the guy is worshipped by 45 percent of the voters. most is a technicality nt msongs Sep 2024 #2

And THAT really makes me wonder what's wrong with this country. groundloop Sep 2024 #11

Dumb as a stump Chellee Sep 2024 #12

It's hard to overstate how true that is JoseBalow Sep 2024 #23

It's not nice to mock someone with a terminal disease..... AZ8theist Sep 2024 #98

2 timed impeached but never removed . AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #97

Only about 23% voted for him in 2020 LiberalFighter Sep 2024 #17

I truly believe that it's more like 30%. moreland01 Sep 2024 #82

I think you're wrong about that ... they certainly don't "worship" Chump FakeNoose Sep 2024 #92

I don't think it's anywhere near that number of MAGAs. The normal Republicans bring that number up. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #101

She's correct 👍 I was just thinking about that last night TommieMommy Sep 2024 #3

I've got a better idea... notroot Sep 2024 #4

Your idea is what I've been talking about for the last 8 years... slightlv Sep 2024 #14

Here's to social conservatism dying an ugly death! travelingthrulife Sep 2024 #69

THIS! Montauk6 Sep 2024 #77

Conservatives need to be tethered to the overall welfare of society in alll dimensions bucolic_frolic Sep 2024 #5

Well said, and that's exactly how they think FakeNoose Sep 2024 #105

This has to happen eventually..... AZ8theist Sep 2024 #6

NO DOUBT! elleng Sep 2024 #7

She's right, but it ain't happening anytime soon Wednesdays Sep 2024 #8

The new party can consist of every Republican who stood up to Trump for 8 years. usonian Sep 2024 #9

She is close ouija Sep 2024 #10

I think you are correct. There is no saving the republican party and they have no where else to go. Autumn Sep 2024 #70

Good. It's about time things start shifting to the Left instead of this current drift to the right. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #13

I wholeheartedly agree... slightlv Sep 2024 #15

I agree and stand corrected. Thank you. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #16

Conservatives may need a new party? LilElf70 Sep 2024 #18

MAGA can just take the name Blood & Soil rpannier Sep 2024 #58

I'm good with that LilElf70 Sep 2024 #59

Hey, Lizzie... rubbersole Sep 2024 #19

That finger ain't big enough BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #22

I know John Stewart is getting mixed reviews BlueKota Sep 2024 #25

The whole Afghanistan thing BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #28

That party has been a blight on the world long BlueKota Sep 2024 #30

They paved the way for him BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #33

And why can't we get out of Iraq? former9thward Sep 2024 #40

"And why can't we get out of Iraq? Who is stopping us? Isn't Biden the CIC?" BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #62

I am a lawyer and you are wrong if you are implying Congress has control. former9thward Sep 2024 #72

To reply BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #76

There is not a single lawyer in the country who would agree with you. former9thward Sep 2024 #86

You obviously BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #89

"They never stop thinking of ways to harm us." czarjak Sep 2024 #47

They'd get nowhere without MAGA... Quite a conundrum! JoseBalow Sep 2024 #20

I probably disagree with Liz on 95% of the issues COL Mustard Sep 2024 #21

Too bad she didn't try to head a 3rd party ticket caraher Sep 2024 #24

Won't be the 1st time Blue Full Moon Sep 2024 #26

Know-Nothings czarjak Sep 2024 #48

Our country needs two responsible parties RainCaster Sep 2024 #27

OLD SCHOOL REPUKES SUCKED TOO Skittles Sep 2024 #29

Yes but Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #93

yeah, keep thinking that Skittles Sep 2024 #94

I agree! Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #95

WOW!! ailsagirl Sep 2024 #31

I've been saying this for probably 8 years. We don't need the few sane Republicans diluting the democratic party. JoetheShow Sep 2024 #32

My late economic's professor BlueKota Sep 2024 #34

He sounds like the kind of guy I could have a reasonable discussion with. JoetheShow Sep 2024 #39

He was very reasonable and kind. BlueKota Sep 2024 #42

Daddy Dickhead said, "I'd do it all over again, wouldn't change a thing." czarjak Sep 2024 #50

Morality and decency weren't part of his decision to back Kamala. rubbersole Sep 2024 #51

"Sane" Republicans? JHB Sep 2024 #54

THE GOP BUILT THIS. Now you have to carry it to term. Novara Sep 2024 #68

I agree Reagan was ground zero for the crazy that overcame the GOP, although technically it was probably the Powell Memo JoetheShow Sep 2024 #85

It was a number of things that came together in the 70s, with Reagan being the "foot in the door"... JHB Sep 2024 #90

I don't disagree. The movement had started before Reagan. JoetheShow Sep 2024 #96

Be nice if they wanted to conserve something Warpy Sep 2024 #35

They want to conserve the money spent on SS, Medicare Klarkashton Sep 2024 #36

Once a long time ago DownriverDem Sep 2024 #37

Make it so, Spawn of Cheney. LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #38

I think Liz Cheney is 100% correct. There is nothing about the current Republican party that's legitimate. dai13sy Sep 2024 #43

I think it gets less MAGAt-ish after Trump loses onandup Sep 2024 #44

They DO need a new party--- and creating it would ensure the failure Jack Valentino Sep 2024 #45

Strange that the GOP has lasted this long. Aussie105 Sep 2024 #46

I Really Believe the Current State of the GOP... Biglinda 52 Sep 2024 #49

Ultimately it gets down to where the money goes. Bristlecone Sep 2024 #52

Does this mean she's willing to have Democrats running the show for the next generation or so? JHB Sep 2024 #53

It's a dream, just like the dream of a Left/Right populist alliance revolution was. betsuni Sep 2024 #56

Cuz' they fucked the one they had...? This is on conservatism. Own it! NM Grins Sep 2024 #55

Tory Party rpannier Sep 2024 #57

Great - an alternate channel to normalise the destruction of America Layzeebeaver Sep 2024 #60

I think ultimately, a center right party will emerge Deminpenn Sep 2024 #61

Now we see Cheney's end game. She is trying to rally the establishment Republicans PatrickforB Sep 2024 #63

"She is trying to rally the establishment Republicans" BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #67

Project 2025 is a wish list of every Movement Conservative wet dream for the last 50 years JHB Sep 2024 #103

Exactly. n/t PatrickforB Sep 2024 #108

I for one would welcome a new moderate conservative party and Kashkakat v.2.0 Sep 2024 #64

self inflicted wounds poozwah Sep 2024 #65

The Republican brand is pure poison. RobertDevereaux Sep 2024 #66

I would like to agree with you, but then why are they still getting 40+% of the vote? JoetheShow Sep 2024 #102

ok, Liz, you have fun getting all that set up. Bolo Boffin Sep 2024 #71

Conservatives need a new ideology. Not ... dchill Sep 2024 #73

The No Namecalling Party? Montauk6 Sep 2024 #74

She's an utter fraud. WarGamer Sep 2024 #78

I disagree. I think she's genuine. I disagree completely with most of her Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #80

She has no love of Democracy. WarGamer Sep 2024 #83

We disagree. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #84

Fair enough... I'd suggest some reading WarGamer Sep 2024 #88

We disagree. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #111

In many ways, Liberals are now what Conservatives used to be. We want Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #79

Lindsey called it. Qutzupalotl Sep 2024 #81

A third party might be a disaster JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2024 #87

They definitely don't belong in the Democratic Party alarimer Sep 2024 #91

I've said this before. The Republicans went to the far right and courted the MAGAs, now they own it. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #99

We are watching the GOP break apart into two parties? Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #104

Don't know the answer to that FakeNoose Sep 2024 #106

Hopefully the MAGAs will be proud to stay in their own MAGA cult party. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #107

The current GOP and its fundraising operation is pretty much owned by Trump. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #109

may need a new party, Liz, when did you become an optimist. republianmushroom Sep 2024 #110