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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:29 AM Original message |
Eisenhower was the last "decent" republican politician |
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w8liftinglady
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Wed May-25-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. So was my dad- the last president he voted for was Barack Obama. |
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EFerrari
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Wed May-25-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. My father was a Goldwater Republican |
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cali
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Wed May-25-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. you're just talking presidents, right? |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. not necessarily |
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cali
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Wed May-25-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. here's a few: Linc Chafee, Jim Jeffords, George Aiken |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Two left, didn't they? |
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cali
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Wed May-25-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. they still spent decades of their careers as republicans |
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Demeter
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Wed May-25-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Fourth, and Last |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I always forget that TR was a republican.. |
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Burma Jones
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Wed May-25-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sigh...... |
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cali
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Wed May-25-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. and best of them all: Jim Jeffords |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. who also quit being one |
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cali
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Wed May-25-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. After nearly 40 years a republican politician. |
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Wed May-25-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. You don't like TR? |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I just forgot him..Bull Moose suited him better |
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hifiguy
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Wed May-25-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'd add Theodore Roosevelt |
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sabbat hunter
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Wed May-25-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. there were others |
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JuniperLea
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Wed May-25-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. I like what Goldwater spoke about... |
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End Of The Road
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Wed May-25-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Goldwater morphed over time. |
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LetTimmySmoke
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Wed May-25-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. What you mean tricky dick nixon doesn't count as a decent politician? |
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PatSeg
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Wed May-25-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
19. Because of the Great Depression |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Well, apparently many people think they are wonderful, so I'll retract what I said |
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PatSeg
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Wed May-25-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Enjoy your laundry |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I never enjoy laundry.. but my husband bugs me for the most unreasonable things |
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PatSeg
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Wed May-25-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Clean underwear is highly overrated |
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mysuzuki2
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Wed May-25-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. Chuck Percy |
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PatSeg
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Wed May-25-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I remember Percy |
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Nye Bevan
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Wed May-25-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
22. You forgot Dick Cheney! |
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mainer
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Wed May-25-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
23. Gerald Ford seemed decent enough |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed May-25-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. You definitely have a different sense of history than I do |
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LeftishBrit
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Wed May-25-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
28. There were some not-bad Republican senators and governors since then, weren't there? |
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Wed May-25-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
32. Stevenson would have been better. |
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SDuderstadt
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Wed May-25-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
33. How about Everett Dirksen? |
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Blue_In_AK
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Wed May-25-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. On a national level, I think you're probably right. |
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ChoppinBroccoli
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Wed May-25-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
35. Truth Be Told, Nixon Had His Redeeming Qualities |
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Bombero1956
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Wed May-25-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. add Silvio Conte to the list |
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LeftishBrit
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Wed May-25-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. One person who strongly admired Congressman Conte... |
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