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2016 Postmortem

M.G.

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20. Yes, every good Democrat...

Reply to Peregrine Took (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 06:34 PM

Oct 2013

Yes, every good Democrat should hope for the successful birth and long life of a Tea Party third party!

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Respected Moderate Republican says GOP is "Crazy and Awful and Shouldn't be Trusted with Power." [View all] M.G. Oct 2013 OP

Good for him and his clear vision. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #1

That's right. M.G. Oct 2013 #2

Some people hang on to their beliefs with more tenacity than others do. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #3

True M.G. Oct 2013 #4

Not so good for him - his life long work for the Republicans helped them bring us here GOTV Oct 2013 #35

I was a Republican myself... M.G. Oct 2013 #41

The dissembling is precious. GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #5

+ struggle4progress Oct 2013 #15

Yep! :) M.G. Oct 2013 #21

Their handlers never intended for them to be trusted with power BlueStreak Oct 2013 #6

the tea baggers are not Republicans maindawg Oct 2013 #7

Tea Partiers don't like the neoconservatives M.G. Oct 2013 #9

I've seen lots of Barro on the TV the last few months. He's quite reasonable. Hamlette Oct 2013 #8

Pretty much M.G. Oct 2013 #10

You see, there's the problem matt819 Oct 2013 #11

Exactly! Leith Oct 2013 #13

Well, morally you're both right. M.G. Oct 2013 #16

Just another form of their childish bullshit Cosmocat Oct 2013 #23

They have a knack for rallying M.G. Oct 2013 #25

Baggers need to start their own party!! That's the only way they will truly be FREE! Peregrine Took Oct 2013 #12

Yes, every good Democrat... M.G. Oct 2013 #20

"I spent the summer interning for Grover Norquist" puts him smack in the middle of Crazy Camp too: struggle4progress Oct 2013 #14

Sad truth is that... M.G. Oct 2013 #17

Welcome to DU, M.G.! calimary Oct 2013 #18

Thank you! M.G. Oct 2013 #19

Did he just come to this realization now? sakabatou Oct 2013 #22

Mr. Barro, didn't you pick up on that when you interned for Norquist? JHB Oct 2013 #24

I agree with you at a moral level... M.G. Oct 2013 #26

Oh, I agree, but I doubt he's reading our comments here... JHB Oct 2013 #32

Thinking about my own life... M.G. Oct 2013 #33

Agreed, and welcome to DU JHB Oct 2013 #34

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #27

Shots fired!: Grover Norquist Works for the GOP Establishment Southside Oct 2013 #28

You are welcome! M.G. Oct 2013 #30

"Respected" lol Corruption Inc Oct 2013 #29

At least.... M.G. Oct 2013 #31

True, but once in the ballot box, he will push all the Rs buttons... Amonester Oct 2013 #36

K & R Scurrilous Oct 2013 #37

K & R??? M.G. Oct 2013 #38

'K' means "kick", as in "kick to the top of the page... JHB Oct 2013 #39

Thanks M.G. Oct 2013 #40